Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside India 10 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 16 times as long as Poland’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,087 m above Poland’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 46% of Poland
India: 59.9% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 40 times as many people as Poland
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.1 times as densely populated as Poland
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 14.2 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 10.6 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 13 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.8 more children on average than in Poland
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 167 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Poland 1
India: 3 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Poland’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 4.6 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Poland than in India (Gini 5.5 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland
India: 2.6% (2023) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.0% in Poland
India: 4.2% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 24 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 6.2 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 6.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 5.6 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 14% higher than in Poland
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 22% in Poland
India: 22.6% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.23 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 10 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,062 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 576 more hours a year than in Poland
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 6.3 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 80 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 27 more World Heritage sites than Poland (45 against 18)
India: 45 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Poland: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 3.2 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Poland and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Poland’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Poland
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Poland
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2.2 times as deadly as in Poland
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 14.8 °C warmer than Poland
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 66% more rain than Poland
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Poland?
India is larger. Poland fits inside India 10 times.
Which has more people, India or Poland?
India has 40 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Poland?
People in Poland live 6.2 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in India or Poland?
Men in Poland are 14.2 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
