No they are not harder to rank. But first of all I would advise you to change Google Keyword Tool to Germany, German and choose EXACT in the left side of the panel. Now you should see much less searches.
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I don't target exact match, I target broad match. The keyword gets 90% of its searches from Germany.
What is the monthly search volume if you uncheck "broad" and just check "exact"?
About 700