Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Poland 14 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Poland’s coastline is 61% longer than Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 263 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 3.6 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.9 times as densely populated as Poland.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 4.7 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 3.6 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 12 years older than in Israel.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.7 more children on average than in Poland.
Israel: 2.87 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 13% in Israel.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Israel 5.9.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 70% larger than Israel’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 10% more per person than Poland.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Poland (Gini 9.8 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Poland 4.2%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Poland’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 2 times as much on health per person as Poland.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 4.8 years longer than in Poland.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Poland is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 6% more doctors per person than Israel.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Poland.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 31% more meat per person than Poland.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 24 kcal more food per person per day than Poland.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 83 more hours a year than in Poland.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 0.33 years longer than in Poland.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 5.6 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Poland and Israel are practically level.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Poland are practically level.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 11 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Israel.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 31% more fine dust than in Poland.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Poland.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Poland are 55% deadlier than in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Poland.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 3.7 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Poland?
Poland is larger. Israel fits inside Poland 14 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Poland?
Poland has 3.6 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Poland?
People in Israel live 4.8 years longer than in Poland. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Israel or Poland?
Men in Poland are 4.7 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
