CREATE TABLE table_204_297 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "nation" TEXT, "gold" DECIMAL, "silver" DECIMAL, "bronze" DECIMAL, "total" DECIMAL)

which countries earned the same number of silver medals as germany ?
SELECT COUNT("nation") FROM table_204_297 WHERE "nation" <> 'germany' AND "silver" = (SELECT "silver" FROM table_204_297 WHERE "nation" = 'germany')
SELECT COUNT("nation") FROM "table_204_297" WHERE "nation" <> 'germany' AND "silver" = (SELECT "silver" FROM "table_204_297" WHERE "nation" = 'germany')