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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Poland fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.8 times

Poland: 313,940 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 6 times as long as Poland’s

Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 501 m above Poland’s

Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 46% of Poland

Poland: 46.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 1% more people than Poland

Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Poland is 6.9 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia

Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Poland are 10.0 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 180.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Poland are 6.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 165.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 12 years older than in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 1.2 more children on average than in Poland

Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 20.8% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Poland hosts 2,243 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia

Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none

Poland: 7.7 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Poland and Saudi Arabia are practically level

Poland: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 23% larger than Poland’s

Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 36% more per person than Poland

Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Poland: 28.5 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Poland: 0.2% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Saudi Arabia and Poland are practically level

Poland: 3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Poland 4.5%

Poland: 4.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%

Poland: 17.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saudi Arabia’s

Poland: 52% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 10% more on health per person than Saudi Arabia

Poland: $2,014 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Saudi Arabia live 0.57 years longer than in Poland

Poland: 78.4 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Poland

Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Poland has 18% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia

Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Poland has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Saudi Arabia

Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 6.1 times that in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 26% in Poland

Poland: 25.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 21.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Poland

Poland: 6.77 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 43% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia

Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 70 kcal more food per person per day than Saudi Arabia

Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 318 more hours a year than in Poland

Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 1.6 years longer than in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 56% more tourists per resident than Poland (2019)

Poland: 0.54 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Poland has 10 more World Heritage sites than Saudi Arabia (18 against 8)

Poland: 18 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4

Poland: 335 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 89% in Poland

Poland: 89% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 47% faster than in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 288 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Poland and Saudi Arabia are practically level

Poland: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 60% in Poland

Poland: 60% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138

Poland: 138 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s

Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland

Poland: 0.24 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia

Poland: 31% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Poland

Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia

Poland: 31.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Poland

Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 17% more likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia than in Poland

Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 86% deadlier than in Poland

Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 17.1 °C warmer than Poland

Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Poland gets 12 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia

Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Poland bigger than Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia is larger. Poland fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.8 times.

Which has more people, Poland or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has 1% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Poland or Saudi Arabia?

People in Saudi Arabia live 0.57 years longer than in Poland. Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in Poland and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.

Are people taller in Poland or Saudi Arabia?

Men in Poland are 10.0 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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