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China vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 2nd vs. 69th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

China Poland
Population
1405773318
36176920
Population rank 2/197 46/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
79 years
2025

China and Poland: Comparison Charts

China and Poland economies compared

GDP
China

Poland
Year GDP
China Poland
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 -
1971 $99,959,013,880 -
1972 $113,871,930,714 -
1973 $138,764,340,892 -
1974 $144,418,433,058 -
1975 $163,687,619,736 -
1976 $154,196,810,059 -
1977 $175,226,595,860 -
1978 $149,788,617,886 -
1979 $178,573,913,043 -
1980 $191,487,500,000 -
1981 $196,218,253,968 -
1982 $205,480,916,031 -
1983 $231,130,268,199 -
1984 $260,442,857,143 -
1985 $310,064,625,850 -
1986 $301,310,144,928 -
1987 $273,455,156,951 -
1988 $312,888,888,889 -
1989 $348,380,566,802 -
1990 $361,560,229,446 $65,977,748,211
1991 $384,510,452,962 $85,500,935,935
1992 $428,502,354,788 $94,337,050,693
1993 $446,557,291,212 $96,043,157,273
1994 $566,929,539,493 $110,803,635,288
1995 $738,190,896,228 $142,838,527,115
1996 $868,523,936,530 $160,813,026,223
1997 $967,753,570,435 $159,893,964,917
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $175,282,269,667
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $170,704,452,715
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $172,953,527,033
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $191,823,200,371
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $199,694,463,256
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $218,561,225,998
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $256,268,656,145
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $306,999,913,151
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $345,897,630,736
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $429,715,132,138
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $535,612,030,672
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $440,891,472,247
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $478,111,630,684
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $527,848,543,023
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $498,148,649,703
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $518,179,836,405
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $542,134,167,179
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $480,054,118,583
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $473,259,623,976
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $528,356,723,263
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $594,616,632,477
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $602,683,770,145
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $605,914,186,118
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $689,170,171,187
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $695,607,522,885
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $812,451,128,979
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $914,696,430,325

China and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Poland
Year GDP per capita
China Poland
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 -
1971 $118.8 -
1972 $132.1 -
1973 $157.3 -
1974 $160.4 -
1975 $178.6 -
1976 $165.7 -
1977 $185.7 -
1978 $156.7 -
1979 $184.3 -
1980 $195.1 -
1981 $197.4 -
1982 $203.7 -
1983 $225.9 -
1984 $251.2 -
1985 $295 -
1986 $282.4 -
1987 $252.3 -
1988 $284 -
1989 $311 -
1990 $319 $1,731
1991 $334 $2,236
1992 $368 $2,459
1993 $379 $2,497
1994 $476 $2,875
1995 $613 $3,701
1996 $713 $4,164
1997 $787 $4,137
1998 $835 $4,534
1999 $881 $4,416
2000 $969 $4,521
2001 $1,065 $5,015
2002 $1,164 $5,223
2003 $1,307 $5,721
2004 $1,531 $6,712
2005 $1,778 $8,044
2006 $2,129 $9,069
2007 $2,735 $11,273
2008 $3,523 $14,049
2009 $3,898 $11,556
2010 $4,629 $12,568
2011 $5,704 $13,868
2012 $6,405 $13,087
2013 $7,147 $13,622
2014 $7,781 $14,262
2015 $8,175 $12,638
2016 $8,255 $12,464
2017 $8,980 $13,913
2018 $10,086 $15,658
2019 $10,343 $15,875
2020 $10,627 $16,151
2021 $12,887 $18,636
2022 $12,971 $18,891
2023 $12,951 $22,145
2024 $13,303 $25,023

China vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
China Poland
1950 43.8 58.3
1951 44.6 58.9
1952 45.3 59.7
1953 45.9 61.3
1954 46.8 62.3
1955 47.2 63.1
1956 47.8 63.4
1957 48.4 64.4
1958 48.8 64.9
1959 40.2 66.4
1960 33.4 67.1
1961 40.2 67.8
1962 51 68
1963 51.7 68.3
1964 52.3 68.9
1965 53 69.4
1966 53.7 69.7
1967 54.4 69.9
1968 55.2 69.8
1969 56 69.8
1970 56.8 69.6
1971 57.7 69.8
1972 58.6 70.1
1973 59.5 70.7
1974 60.2 70.7
1975 61 70.6
1976 61.2 70.4
1977 62.5 70.3
1978 63.1 70.4
1979 63.7 70.2
1980 64.2 70.5
1981 64.8 70.6
1982 65.2 70.9
1983 65.7 70.8
1984 66.1 70.6
1985 66.5 70.5
1986 66.9 70.6
1987 67.3 70.8
1988 67.6 70.8
1989 67.9 70.8
1990 68.2 70.6
1991 68.6 70.7
1992 69.1 70.9
1993 69.5 71.3
1994 69.8 71.7
1995 70.4 72
1996 70.8 72.3
1997 71.2 72.6
1998 71.6 72.8
1999 72 73.2
2000 72.3 73.6
2001 72.7 74.2
2002 73 74.5
2003 73.4 74.8
2004 73.7 74.9
2005 74.1 75.1
2006 74.4 75.3
2007 74.8 75.4
2008 74.8 75.6
2009 75.3 75.9
2010 75.7 76.3
2011 75.9 76.6
2012 76.2 76.8
2013 76.5 77.1
2014 76.7 77.3
2015 77 77.6
2016 77.2 77.6
2017 77.2 77.7
2018 77.7 77.6
2019 77.9 77.9
2020 78 76.6
2021 78.1 75.6
2022 78.2 77.9
2023 78 78.6
2024 78 78.8
2025 78.4 79

China and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Poland
Year Population
China Poland
1960 667,070,000 29,637,450
1961 660,330,000 29,964,000
1962 665,770,000 30,308,500
1963 682,335,000 30,712,000
1964 698,355,000 31,139,450
1965 715,185,000 31,444,950
1966 735,400,000 31,681,000
1967 754,550,000 31,987,155
1968 774,510,000 32,294,655
1969 796,025,000 32,548,300
1970 818,315,000 32,664,300
1971 841,105,000 32,783,500
1972 862,030,000 33,055,650
1973 881,940,000 33,357,200
1974 900,350,000 33,678,899
1975 916,395,000 34,015,199
1976 930,685,000 34,356,300
1977 943,455,000 34,689,050
1978 956,165,000 34,965,600
1979 969,005,000 35,247,217
1980 981,235,000 35,574,150
1981 993,885,000 35,898,587
1982 1,008,630,000 36,230,481
1983 1,023,310,000 36,571,808
1984 1,036,825,000 36,904,134
1985 1,051,040,000 37,201,885
1986 1,066,790,000 37,456,119
1987 1,084,035,000 37,668,045
1988 1,101,630,000 37,824,487
1989 1,118,650,000 37,961,529
1990 1,135,185,000 38,110,782
1991 1,150,780,000 38,246,193
1992 1,164,970,000 38,363,667
1993 1,178,440,000 38,461,408
1994 1,191,835,000 38,542,652
1995 1,204,855,000 38,594,998
1996 1,217,550,000 38,624,370
1997 1,230,075,000 38,649,660
1998 1,241,935,000 38,663,481
1999 1,252,735,000 38,660,271
2000 1,262,645,000 38,258,629
2001 1,271,850,000 38,248,076
2002 1,280,400,000 38,230,364
2003 1,288,400,000 38,204,570
2004 1,296,075,000 38,182,222
2005 1,303,720,000 38,165,445
2006 1,311,020,000 38,141,267
2007 1,317,885,000 38,120,560
2008 1,324,655,000 38,125,759
2009 1,331,260,000 38,151,603
2010 1,337,705,000 38,042,794
2011 1,345,035,000 38,063,255
2012 1,354,190,000 38,063,164
2013 1,363,240,000 38,040,196
2014 1,371,860,000 38,011,735
2015 1,379,860,000 37,986,412
2016 1,387,790,000 37,970,087
2017 1,396,215,000 37,974,826
2018 1,402,760,000 37,974,750
2019 1,407,745,000 37,965,475
2020 1,411,100,000 37,515,748
2021 1,412,360,000 36,981,559
2022 1,412,175,000 36,821,749
2023 1,410,710,000 36,687,353
2024 1,408,975,000 36,554,707

Fertility rates in China and Poland

Fertility rate
China

Poland
Year Fertility rate
China Poland
1960 4.45 2.98
1961 3.86 2.83
1962 6.09 2.72
1963 7.51 2.7
1964 6.67 2.57
1965 6.61 2.52
1966 6.31 2.34
1967 5.81 2.33
1968 6.51 2.24
1969 6.18 2.2
1970 6.09 2.2
1971 5.52 2.25
1972 5.11 2.24
1973 4.73 2.26
1974 4.17 2.26
1975 3.57 2.27
1976 3.24 2.3
1977 2.84 2.23
1978 2.72 2.21
1979 2.75 2.28
1980 2.74 2.28
1981 2.79 2.24
1982 2.97 2.34
1983 2.56 2.42
1984 2.61 2.37
1985 2.63 2.33
1986 2.72 2.22
1987 2.76 2.15
1988 2.54 2.13
1989 2.52 2.08
1990 2.51 2.06
1991 1.93 2.07
1992 1.78 1.95
1993 1.69 1.87
1994 1.63 1.81
1995 1.59 1.62
1996 1.55 1.59
1997 1.53 1.51
1998 1.52 1.44
1999 1.53 1.37
2000 1.63 1.37
2001 1.56 1.31
2002 1.57 1.25
2003 1.57 1.22
2004 1.61 1.23
2005 1.62 1.24
2006 1.64 1.27
2007 1.67 1.31
2008 1.7 1.39
2009 1.71 1.4
2010 1.69 1.41
2011 1.67 1.33
2012 1.8 1.33
2013 1.71 1.29
2014 1.77 1.32
2015 1.67 1.32
2016 1.77 1.39
2017 1.8 1.48
2018 1.54 1.46
2019 1.5 1.44
2020 1.24 1.39
2021 1.12 1.33
2022 1.03 1.29
2023 1 1.16

China and Poland demographics compared

Median age
China

Poland
Year Median age, years
China Poland
1960 20.9 26.6
1961 21.1 26.8
1962 21 26.9
1963 20.4 27.1
1964 19.9 27.3
1965 19.6 27.5
1966 19.3 27.7
1967 19.2 27.8
1968 19.2 28
1969 19.1 28.1
1970 19.1 28.2
1971 19.2 28.4
1972 19.3 28.5
1973 19.5 28.5
1974 19.7 28.6
1975 20.1 28.6
1976 20.4 28.7
1977 20.8 28.9
1978 21.2 29.1
1979 21.4 29.3
1980 21.6 29.5
1981 21.8 29.8
1982 22.1 30.1
1983 22.6 30.3
1984 23 30.6
1985 23.2 30.8
1986 23.4 31.1
1987 23.6 31.4
1988 23.9 31.7
1989 24.4 32.1
1990 24.7 32.4
1991 25.1 32.6
1992 25.6 32.9
1993 26.1 33.2
1994 26.6 33.5
1995 27.2 33.9
1996 27.8 34.2
1997 28.3 34.4
1998 28.8 34.7
1999 29.4 35
2000 30 35.2
2001 30.5 35.5
2002 31.1 35.8
2003 31.6 36
2004 32.1 36.3
2005 32.6 36.6
2006 33.1 36.9
2007 33.7 37.2
2008 34.2 37.5
2009 34.7 37.8
2010 35.1 38.1
2011 35.5 38.2
2012 35.7 38.4
2013 36 38.7
2014 36.3 39
2015 36.7 39.3
2016 37.1 39.7
2017 37.4 40
2018 37.7 40.4
2019 38.1 40.8
2020 38.5 41.1
2021 39 41.5
2022 39.6 41.9
2023 40.1 42.4
2024 40.6 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
3.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

China Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Poland
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
99.8%
2021
English speaking
0.7%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
88.6%
2024

Health

China Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

China Poland
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
267,065 mi
2024

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