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Central Europe · sovereign state

Poland

Republic of Poland

Capital
Warsaw
Languages
Polish
Currency
Polish złoty
People
36.4 million (2025)
Neighbours
7
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Poland

  • 10th highest daily calories 3,730 kcal · #10 of 189 · 2023
  • 13th lowest fertility rate 1.14 children per woman · #13 of 210 · 2024
  • 14th highest military spending 4.5% · #14 of 161 · 2025

Surprising facts about Poland

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Poland’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Poland among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Poland sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Poland across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people