South Korea’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Poland’s

Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)

Poland’s highest peak towers 549 m above South Korea’s

Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 16% of South Korea

Poland: 46.2% (2024) · South Korea: 16% (2024)

South Korea has 42% more people than Poland

Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)

South Korea is 4.4 times as densely populated as Poland

Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)

The typical person in South Korea is 3.2 years older than in Poland

Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)

Women in Poland have 0.4 more children on average than in South Korea

Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)

Poland and South Korea are practically level

Poland: 20.8% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)

Poland hosts 319 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea

Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025) · South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, South Korea 0.6

Poland: 7.7 (2026) · South Korea: 0.6 (2026)

Poland and South Korea are practically level

Poland: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)

South Korea’s economy is 81% larger than Poland’s

Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)

South Korea produces 16% more per person than Poland

Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in South Korea than in Poland (Gini 4.4 points higher)

Poland: 28.5 (2023) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)

Poland and South Korea are practically level

Poland: 0.2% (2023) · South Korea: 0.1% (2021)

Poland and South Korea are practically level

Poland: 3% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, South Korea 2.6%

Poland: 4.5% (2025) · South Korea: 2.6% (2025)

Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, South Korea’s 13%

Poland: 17.4% (2024) · South Korea: 13.3% (2024)

South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Poland’s

Poland: 52% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)

South Korea spends 56% more on health per person than Poland

Poland: $2,014 (2024) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)

A baby in Poland is 57% more likely to die before turning one than in South Korea

Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

Poland has 54% more doctors per person than South Korea

Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

South Korea has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Poland

Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022) · South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in South Korea is 75% higher than in Poland

Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023)

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea

Poland: 25.9% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)

22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 19% in South Korea

Poland: 21.7% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)

People in Poland rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in South Korea

Poland: 6.77 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)

Adults in Poland drink 39% more alcohol than in South Korea

Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)

South Korea and Poland are nearly identical here

Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)

Poland has 300 kcal more food per person per day than South Korea

Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)

Workers in South Korea put in 103 more hours a year than in Poland

Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)

Adults in Poland went to school 0.49 years longer than in South Korea

Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)

Poland welcomed 71% more tourists per resident than South Korea (2019)

Poland: 0.54 (2024) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)

Poland has 1 more World Heritage site than South Korea (18 against 17)

Poland: 18 (2026) · South Korea: 17 (2026)

South Korea has won 409 Olympic medals, Poland 335

Poland: 335 (2026 edition) · South Korea: 409 (2026 edition)

98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 89% in Poland

Poland: 89% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)

Home internet in South Korea is 3% faster than in Poland

Poland: 288 Mbps (2026) · South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026)

Poland and South Korea are practically level

Poland: 100% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)

81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 60% in Poland

Poland: 60% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)

South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138

Poland: 138 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)

Poland’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as South Korea’s

Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)

Airlines from South Korea fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland

Poland: 0.24 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)

Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 31% of Poland

Poland: 31% (2024) · South Korea: 64.4% (2024)

The average person in South Korea emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Poland

Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)

32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea

Poland: 31.5% (2025) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)

The air in South Korea carries 35% more fine dust than in Poland

Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 68% more likely to be murdered in Poland than in South Korea

Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Poland are 32% deadlier than in South Korea

Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023)

South Korea is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Poland

Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

South Korea gets 66% more rain than Poland

Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)