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Finland vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 70th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Poland
Population
5643254
36176920
Population rank 118/197 46/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Finland and Poland: Comparison Charts

Finland and Poland economies compared

GDP
Finland

Poland
Year GDP
Finland Poland
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 -
1985 $55,856,676,899 -
1986 $73,511,611,541 -
1987 $91,564,993,913 -
1988 $109,039,090,263 -
1989 $118,991,270,611 -
1990 $141,446,120,355 $65,977,748,211
1991 $127,794,441,994 $85,500,935,935
1992 $112,537,828,511 $94,337,050,693
1993 $89,112,105,756 $96,043,157,273
1994 $103,182,697,780 $110,803,635,288
1995 $134,060,457,516 $142,838,527,115
1996 $131,991,975,149 $160,813,026,223
1997 $126,862,902,302 $159,893,964,917
1998 $133,990,876,725 $175,282,269,667
1999 $135,234,241,918 $170,704,452,715
2000 $125,967,821,111 $172,953,527,033
2001 $129,519,672,869 $191,823,200,371
2002 $140,360,963,812 $199,694,463,256
2003 $171,612,867,736 $218,561,225,998
2004 $197,458,297,640 $256,268,656,145
2005 $204,859,368,791 $306,999,913,151
2006 $217,044,068,234 $345,897,630,736
2007 $256,360,251,538 $429,715,132,138
2008 $285,698,662,071 $535,612,030,672
2009 $253,480,783,439 $440,891,472,247
2010 $249,429,613,683 $478,111,630,684
2011 $275,126,915,516 $527,848,543,023
2012 $257,443,384,493 $498,148,649,703
2013 $270,268,036,626 $518,179,836,405
2014 $273,478,528,955 $542,134,167,179
2015 $233,210,733,506 $480,054,118,583
2016 $238,777,818,793 $473,259,623,976
2017 $253,846,138,440 $528,356,723,263
2018 $273,869,255,596 $594,616,632,477
2019 $267,014,821,129 $602,683,770,145
2020 $270,000,311,606 $605,914,186,118
2021 $294,223,210,496 $689,170,171,187
2022 $280,253,099,309 $695,607,522,885
2023 $294,950,618,733 $812,451,128,979
2024 $299,835,625,551 $914,696,430,325

Finland and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Finland Poland
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 -
1985 $11,394 -
1986 $14,947 -
1987 $18,565 -
1988 $22,044 -
1989 $23,969 -
1990 $28,366 $1,731
1991 $25,489 $2,236
1992 $22,320 $2,459
1993 $17,589 $2,497
1994 $20,278 $2,875
1995 $26,246 $3,701
1996 $25,757 $4,164
1997 $24,682 $4,137
1998 $26,000 $4,534
1999 $26,180 $4,416
2000 $24,336 $4,521
2001 $24,965 $5,015
2002 $26,989 $5,223
2003 $32,920 $5,721
2004 $37,768 $6,712
2005 $39,050 $8,044
2006 $41,214 $9,069
2007 $48,473 $11,273
2008 $53,769 $14,049
2009 $47,478 $11,556
2010 $46,506 $12,568
2011 $51,060 $13,868
2012 $47,552 $13,087
2013 $49,691 $13,622
2014 $50,074 $14,262
2015 $42,560 $12,638
2016 $43,451 $12,464
2017 $46,085 $13,913
2018 $49,654 $15,658
2019 $48,358 $15,875
2020 $48,829 $16,151
2021 $53,099 $18,636
2022 $50,441 $18,891
2023 $52,822 $22,145
2024 $53,189 $25,023

Finland vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Poland
1950 64.2 58.3
1951 65.6 58.9
1952 66.5 59.7
1953 66.6 61.3
1954 67.5 62.3
1955 67.3 63.1
1956 68 63.4
1957 67.5 64.4
1958 68.6 64.9
1959 68.8 66.4
1960 69 67.1
1961 69 67.8
1962 68.7 68
1963 69.2 68.3
1964 69.4 68.9
1965 69.1 69.4
1966 69.6 69.7
1967 69.8 69.9
1968 69.8 69.8
1969 69.6 69.8
1970 70.3 69.6
1971 70.1 69.8
1972 70.9 70.1
1973 71.4 70.7
1974 71.3 70.7
1975 71.8 70.6
1976 72 70.4
1977 72.5 70.3
1978 73.1 70.4
1979 73.4 70.2
1980 73.6 70.5
1981 74 70.6
1982 74.5 70.9
1983 74.4 70.8
1984 74.7 70.6
1985 74.4 70.5
1986 74.8 70.6
1987 74.8 70.8
1988 74.8 70.8
1989 75 70.8
1990 75 70.6
1991 75.4 70.7
1992 75.6 70.9
1993 75.9 71.3
1994 76.6 71.7
1995 76.6 72
1996 76.9 72.3
1997 77.1 72.6
1998 77.3 72.8
1999 77.5 73.2
2000 77.7 73.6
2001 78.1 74.2
2002 78.3 74.5
2003 78.5 74.8
2004 78.8 74.9
2005 79 75.1
2006 79.4 75.3
2007 79.4 75.4
2008 79.7 75.6
2009 79.8 75.9
2010 80 76.3
2011 80.4 76.6
2012 80.5 76.8
2013 80.9 77.1
2014 81.1 77.3
2015 81.4 77.6
2016 81.3 77.6
2017 81.5 77.7
2018 81.6 77.6
2019 81.9 77.9
2020 81.8 76.6
2021 81.8 75.6
2022 81.2 77.9
2023 81.9 78.6
2024 82.1 78.8
2025 82.2 79

Finland and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Poland
Year Population
Finland Poland
1960 4,429,634 29,637,450
1961 4,461,005 29,964,000
1962 4,491,443 30,308,500
1963 4,523,309 30,712,000
1964 4,548,543 31,139,450
1965 4,563,732 31,444,950
1966 4,580,869 31,681,000
1967 4,605,744 31,987,155
1968 4,626,469 32,294,655
1969 4,623,785 32,548,300
1970 4,606,307 32,664,300
1971 4,612,124 32,783,500
1972 4,639,657 33,055,650
1973 4,666,081 33,357,200
1974 4,690,574 33,678,899
1975 4,711,440 34,015,199
1976 4,725,664 34,356,300
1977 4,738,902 34,689,050
1978 4,752,528 34,965,600
1979 4,764,690 35,247,217
1980 4,779,535 35,574,150
1981 4,799,964 35,898,587
1982 4,826,933 36,230,481
1983 4,855,787 36,571,808
1984 4,881,803 36,904,134
1985 4,902,206 37,201,885
1986 4,918,154 37,456,119
1987 4,932,123 37,668,045
1988 4,946,481 37,824,487
1989 4,964,371 37,961,529
1990 4,986,431 38,110,782
1991 5,013,740 38,246,193
1992 5,041,992 38,363,667
1993 5,066,447 38,461,408
1994 5,088,333 38,542,652
1995 5,107,790 38,594,998
1996 5,124,573 38,624,370
1997 5,139,835 38,649,660
1998 5,153,498 38,663,481
1999 5,165,474 38,660,271
2000 5,176,209 38,258,629
2001 5,188,008 38,248,076
2002 5,200,598 38,230,364
2003 5,213,014 38,204,570
2004 5,228,172 38,182,222
2005 5,246,096 38,165,445
2006 5,266,268 38,141,267
2007 5,288,720 38,120,560
2008 5,313,399 38,125,759
2009 5,338,871 38,151,603
2010 5,363,352 38,042,794
2011 5,388,272 38,063,255
2012 5,413,971 38,063,164
2013 5,438,972 38,040,196
2014 5,461,512 38,011,735
2015 5,479,531 37,986,412
2016 5,495,303 37,970,087
2017 5,508,214 37,974,826
2018 5,515,525 37,974,750
2019 5,521,606 37,965,475
2020 5,529,543 37,515,748
2021 5,541,017 36,981,559
2022 5,556,106 36,821,749
2023 5,583,911 36,687,353
2024 5,637,214 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Finland and Poland

Fertility rate
Finland

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Finland Poland
1960 2.72 2.98
1961 2.72 2.83
1962 2.68 2.72
1963 2.68 2.7
1964 2.59 2.57
1965 2.48 2.52
1966 2.41 2.34
1967 2.32 2.33
1968 2.14 2.24
1969 1.93 2.2
1970 1.83 2.2
1971 1.68 2.25
1972 1.58 2.24
1973 1.49 2.26
1974 1.61 2.26
1975 1.68 2.27
1976 1.7 2.3
1977 1.68 2.23
1978 1.64 2.21
1979 1.64 2.28
1980 1.63 2.28
1981 1.64 2.24
1982 1.71 2.34
1983 1.74 2.42
1984 1.69 2.37
1985 1.64 2.33
1986 1.6 2.22
1987 1.59 2.15
1988 1.69 2.13
1989 1.71 2.08
1990 1.78 2.06
1991 1.79 2.07
1992 1.85 1.95
1993 1.81 1.87
1994 1.85 1.81
1995 1.81 1.62
1996 1.78 1.59
1997 1.75 1.51
1998 1.7 1.44
1999 1.73 1.37
2000 1.73 1.37
2001 1.73 1.31
2002 1.72 1.25
2003 1.76 1.22
2004 1.8 1.23
2005 1.8 1.24
2006 1.84 1.27
2007 1.83 1.31
2008 1.85 1.39
2009 1.86 1.4
2010 1.87 1.41
2011 1.83 1.33
2012 1.8 1.33
2013 1.75 1.29
2014 1.71 1.32
2015 1.65 1.32
2016 1.57 1.39
2017 1.49 1.48
2018 1.41 1.46
2019 1.35 1.44
2020 1.37 1.39
2021 1.46 1.33
2022 1.32 1.29
2023 1.26 1.16

Finland and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Poland
Year Median age, years
Finland Poland
1960 28.4 26.6
1961 28.4 26.8
1962 28.5 26.9
1963 28.5 27.1
1964 28.6 27.3
1965 28.7 27.5
1966 28.8 27.7
1967 28.9 27.8
1968 29 28
1969 29.3 28.1
1970 29.6 28.2
1971 29.9 28.4
1972 30.1 28.5
1973 30.2 28.5
1974 30.4 28.6
1975 30.7 28.6
1976 31.2 28.7
1977 31.7 28.9
1978 32.1 29.1
1979 32.4 29.3
1980 32.8 29.5
1981 33.2 29.8
1982 33.5 30.1
1983 33.9 30.3
1984 34.3 30.6
1985 34.7 30.8
1986 35.1 31.1
1987 35.4 31.4
1988 35.8 31.7
1989 36.1 32.1
1990 36.4 32.4
1991 36.7 32.6
1992 37 32.9
1993 37.2 33.2
1994 37.5 33.5
1995 37.8 33.9
1996 38.1 34.2
1997 38.4 34.4
1998 38.7 34.7
1999 39 35
2000 39.4 35.2
2001 39.7 35.5
2002 40 35.8
2003 40.3 36
2004 40.6 36.3
2005 40.9 36.6
2006 41.2 36.9
2007 41.4 37.2
2008 41.6 37.5
2009 41.8 37.8
2010 41.9 38.1
2011 42.1 38.2
2012 42.2 38.4
2013 42.3 38.7
2014 42.4 39
2015 42.5 39.3
2016 42.6 39.7
2017 42.7 40
2018 42.8 40.4
2019 43 40.8
2020 43.2 41.1
2021 43.3 41.5
2022 43.5 41.9
2023 43.8 42.4
2024 44 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
7
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Finland Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Finland Poland
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
99.8%
2021
English speaking
70.2%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Finland Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Poland
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
267,065 mi
2024

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