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Greece vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Greece has a population of 10.4M (ranked 94/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Greece's land area is 49,769 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 95th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Greece Poland
Population
10276140
36176920
Population rank 95/197 46/197
GDP
$257B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 54/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$24,752
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 49/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$44,074
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$388B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
142.2%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,349
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 16/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,372
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
49,769 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
47.3 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Greece and Poland: Comparison Charts

Greece and Poland economies compared

GDP
Greece

Poland
Year GDP
Greece Poland
1960 $4,274,890,307 -
1961 $4,892,397,431 -
1962 $5,140,542,929 -
1963 $5,813,285,627 -
1964 $6,576,906,345 -
1965 $7,582,209,670 -
1966 $8,472,021,467 -
1967 $9,146,592,856 -
1968 $9,950,331,206 -
1969 $11,454,106,327 -
1970 $12,957,113,636 -
1971 $14,388,806,818 -
1972 $16,650,659,091 -
1973 $22,037,019,563 -
1974 $24,998,715,909 -
1975 $28,129,128,587 -
1976 $30,719,552,239 -
1977 $35,673,080,481 -
1978 $43,654,480,519 -
1979 $53,724,121,435 -
1980 $56,039,256,595 -
1981 $51,618,456,335 -
1982 $53,858,346,939 -
1983 $48,741,397,059 -
1984 $47,352,146,312 -
1985 $47,155,741,426 -
1986 $55,595,445,472 -
1987 $64,739,630,096 -
1988 $75,200,610,137 -
1989 $78,067,933,277 -
1990 $96,529,587,274 $65,977,748,211
1991 $103,680,863,713 $85,500,935,935
1992 $114,608,178,405 $94,337,050,693
1993 $107,295,704,518 $96,043,157,273
1994 $114,980,063,202 $110,803,635,288
1995 $134,974,613,914 $142,838,527,115
1996 $142,502,984,145 $160,813,026,223
1997 $138,766,067,640 $159,893,964,917
1998 $139,612,812,176 $175,282,269,667
1999 $137,131,371,955 $170,704,452,715
2000 $125,760,166,225 $172,953,527,033
2001 $132,050,474,720 $191,823,200,371
2002 $150,253,800,086 $199,694,463,256
2003 $196,930,509,813 $218,561,225,998
2004 $234,979,615,898 $256,268,656,145
2005 $242,315,668,619 $306,999,913,151
2006 $269,073,415,334 $345,897,630,736
2007 $314,226,996,944 $429,715,132,138
2008 $351,121,399,546 $535,612,030,672
2009 $326,829,054,686 $440,891,472,247
2010 $296,417,644,404 $478,111,630,684
2011 $283,228,079,776 $527,848,543,023
2012 $238,841,140,018 $498,148,649,703
2013 $236,556,279,641 $518,179,836,405
2014 $233,911,581,521 $542,134,167,179
2015 $194,567,373,678 $480,054,118,583
2016 $193,097,239,006 $473,259,623,976
2017 $200,381,103,984 $528,356,723,263
2018 $213,298,873,494 $594,616,632,477
2019 $207,305,649,887 $602,683,770,145
2020 $191,362,985,555 $605,914,186,118
2021 $218,303,801,895 $689,170,171,187
2022 $218,880,566,444 $695,607,522,885
2023 $243,498,333,238 $812,451,128,979
2024 $257,144,811,302 $914,696,430,325

Greece and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Greece

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Greece Poland
1960 $513 -
1961 $583 -
1962 $608 -
1963 $686 -
1964 $773 -
1965 $887 -
1966 $984 -
1967 $1,053 -
1968 $1,138 -
1969 $1,306 -
1970 $1,474 -
1971 $1,629 -
1972 $1,873 -
1973 $2,468 -
1974 $2,789 -
1975 $3,109 -
1976 $3,343 -
1977 $3,832 -
1978 $4,629 -
1979 $5,627 -
1980 $5,812 -
1981 $5,305 -
1982 $5,502 -
1983 $4,950 -
1984 $4,785 -
1985 $4,747 -
1986 $5,578 -
1987 $6,474 -
1988 $7,492 -
1989 $7,738 -
1990 $9,467 $1,731
1991 $10,047 $2,236
1992 $11,021 $2,459
1993 $10,257 $2,497
1994 $10,937 $2,875
1995 $12,779 $3,701
1996 $13,433 $4,164
1997 $13,016 $4,137
1998 $13,023 $4,534
1999 $12,743 $4,416
2000 $11,638 $4,521
2001 $12,157 $5,015
2002 $13,782 $5,223
2003 $18,021 $5,721
2004 $21,449 $6,712
2005 $22,054 $8,044
2006 $24,416 $9,069
2007 $28,441 $11,273
2008 $31,696 $14,049
2009 $29,425 $11,556
2010 $26,653 $12,568
2011 $25,505 $13,868
2012 $21,624 $13,087
2013 $21,573 $13,622
2014 $21,475 $14,262
2015 $17,981 $12,638
2016 $17,919 $12,464
2017 $18,632 $13,913
2018 $19,873 $15,658
2019 $19,335 $15,875
2020 $17,887 $16,151
2021 $20,655 $18,636
2022 $20,972 $18,891
2023 $23,401 $22,145
2024 $24,752 $25,023

Greece vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Greece

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Greece Poland
1950 66.2 58.3
1951 66.7 58.9
1952 67.3 59.7
1953 67.5 61.3
1954 68 62.3
1955 68.6 63.1
1956 68.1 63.4
1957 68.4 64.4
1958 69.7 64.9
1959 69.6 66.4
1960 70.5 67.1
1961 70.4 67.8
1962 70.3 68
1963 70.6 68.3
1964 70.5 68.9
1965 71.5 69.4
1966 71.9 69.7
1967 71.4 69.9
1968 71.5 69.8
1969 72.1 69.8
1970 72.7 69.6
1971 72.9 69.8
1972 72.7 70.1
1973 73 70.7
1974 73.5 70.7
1975 73.5 70.6
1976 73.7 70.4
1977 73.8 70.3
1978 74.4 70.4
1979 74.7 70.2
1980 74.5 70.5
1981 74.9 70.6
1982 75.2 70.9
1983 75.5 70.8
1984 75.8 70.6
1985 76.1 70.5
1986 76.5 70.6
1987 76.1 70.8
1988 77 70.8
1989 77.1 70.8
1990 77.3 70.6
1991 77.4 70.7
1992 77.3 70.9
1993 77.7 71.3
1994 77.9 71.7
1995 77.9 72
1996 78 72.3
1997 78.4 72.6
1998 78.3 72.8
1999 78.4 73.2
2000 78.4 73.6
2001 78.9 74.2
2002 79 74.5
2003 79.1 74.8
2004 79.4 74.9
2005 79.7 75.1
2006 79.8 75.3
2007 79.7 75.4
2008 80.1 75.6
2009 80.4 75.9
2010 80.6 76.3
2011 80.6 76.6
2012 80.4 76.8
2013 81.1 77.1
2014 81.1 77.3
2015 80.8 77.6
2016 81.3 77.6
2017 81 77.7
2018 81.5 77.6
2019 81.3 77.9
2020 81.5 76.6
2021 80.5 75.6
2022 79.9 77.9
2023 81.9 78.6
2024 82 78.8
2025 82.2 79

Greece and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Greece

Poland
Year Population
Greece Poland
1960 8,331,725 29,637,450
1961 8,398,050 29,964,000
1962 8,448,233 30,308,500
1963 8,479,625 30,712,000
1964 8,510,429 31,139,450
1965 8,550,333 31,444,950
1966 8,613,651 31,681,000
1967 8,684,088 31,987,155
1968 8,740,765 32,294,655
1969 8,772,764 32,548,300
1970 8,792,806 32,664,300
1971 8,831,036 32,783,500
1972 8,888,628 33,055,650
1973 8,929,086 33,357,200
1974 8,962,022 33,678,899
1975 9,046,541 34,015,199
1976 9,188,150 34,356,300
1977 9,308,479 34,689,050
1978 9,429,959 34,965,600
1979 9,548,258 35,247,217
1980 9,642,505 35,574,150
1981 9,729,350 35,898,587
1982 9,789,513 36,230,481
1983 9,846,627 36,571,808
1984 9,895,801 36,904,134
1985 9,934,300 37,201,885
1986 9,967,213 37,456,119
1987 10,000,595 37,668,045
1988 10,036,983 37,824,487
1989 10,089,498 37,961,529
1990 10,196,792 38,110,782
1991 10,319,927 38,246,193
1992 10,399,061 38,363,667
1993 10,460,415 38,461,408
1994 10,512,922 38,542,652
1995 10,562,153 38,594,998
1996 10,608,800 38,624,370
1997 10,661,259 38,649,660
1998 10,720,509 38,663,481
1999 10,761,698 38,660,271
2000 10,805,808 38,258,629
2001 10,862,132 38,248,076
2002 10,902,022 38,230,364
2003 10,928,070 38,204,570
2004 10,955,141 38,182,222
2005 10,987,314 38,165,445
2006 11,020,362 38,141,267
2007 11,048,473 38,120,560
2008 11,077,841 38,125,759
2009 11,107,017 38,151,603
2010 11,121,341 38,042,794
2011 11,104,899 38,063,255
2012 11,045,011 38,063,164
2013 10,965,211 38,040,196
2014 10,892,413 38,011,735
2015 10,820,883 37,986,412
2016 10,775,971 37,970,087
2017 10,754,679 37,974,826
2018 10,732,882 37,974,750
2019 10,721,582 37,965,475
2020 10,698,599 37,515,748
2021 10,569,207 36,981,559
2022 10,436,882 36,821,749
2023 10,405,588 36,687,353
2024 10,388,805 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Greece and Poland

Fertility rate
Greece

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Greece Poland
1960 2.23 2.98
1961 2.13 2.83
1962 2.16 2.72
1963 2.14 2.7
1964 2.24 2.57
1965 2.25 2.52
1966 2.32 2.34
1967 2.45 2.33
1968 2.42 2.24
1969 2.36 2.2
1970 2.4 2.2
1971 2.32 2.25
1972 2.32 2.24
1973 2.27 2.26
1974 2.38 2.26
1975 2.33 2.27
1976 2.35 2.3
1977 2.27 2.23
1978 2.28 2.21
1979 2.26 2.28
1980 2.23 2.28
1981 2.09 2.24
1982 2.03 2.34
1983 1.94 2.42
1984 1.83 2.37
1985 1.67 2.33
1986 1.6 2.22
1987 1.5 2.15
1988 1.5 2.13
1989 1.4 2.08
1990 1.39 2.06
1991 1.37 2.07
1992 1.36 1.95
1993 1.32 1.87
1994 1.33 1.81
1995 1.28 1.62
1996 1.26 1.59
1997 1.27 1.51
1998 1.24 1.44
1999 1.23 1.37
2000 1.25 1.37
2001 1.25 1.31
2002 1.28 1.25
2003 1.29 1.22
2004 1.31 1.23
2005 1.34 1.24
2006 1.4 1.27
2007 1.41 1.31
2008 1.5 1.39
2009 1.5 1.4
2010 1.48 1.41
2011 1.4 1.33
2012 1.34 1.33
2013 1.29 1.29
2014 1.3 1.32
2015 1.33 1.32
2016 1.38 1.39
2017 1.35 1.48
2018 1.35 1.46
2019 1.34 1.44
2020 1.39 1.39
2021 1.43 1.33
2022 1.32 1.29
2023 1.32 1.16

Greece and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Greece

Poland
Year Median age, years
Greece Poland
1960 28.5 26.6
1961 29 26.8
1962 29.3 26.9
1963 29.4 27.1
1964 29.4 27.3
1965 31 27.5
1966 30.9 27.7
1967 31.1 27.8
1968 31.3 28
1969 31.6 28.1
1970 33.2 28.2
1971 32.9 28.4
1972 33 28.5
1973 33.3 28.5
1974 33.6 28.6
1975 33.8 28.6
1976 33.8 28.7
1977 33.9 28.9
1978 33.9 29.1
1979 34 29.3
1980 33.8 29.5
1981 33.7 29.8
1982 33.9 30.1
1983 34.1 30.3
1984 34.3 30.6
1985 34.5 30.8
1986 34.8 31.1
1987 35.1 31.4
1988 35.4 31.7
1989 35.7 32.1
1990 36 32.4
1991 36.3 32.6
1992 36.5 32.9
1993 36.6 33.2
1994 36.8 33.5
1995 37 33.9
1996 37.2 34.2
1997 37.4 34.4
1998 37.6 34.7
1999 37.8 35
2000 38 35.2
2001 38.2 35.5
2002 38.5 35.8
2003 38.8 36
2004 39.1 36.3
2005 39.4 36.6
2006 39.7 36.9
2007 40.1 37.2
2008 40.5 37.5
2009 40.9 37.8
2010 41.4 38.1
2011 41.8 38.2
2012 42.2 38.4
2013 42.7 38.7
2014 43.2 39
2015 43.7 39.3
2016 44.1 39.7
2017 44.4 40
2018 44.7 40.4
2019 45 40.8
2020 45.3 41.1
2021 45.9 41.5
2022 46.4 41.9
2023 46.7 42.4
2024 47.3 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Greece Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$239B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.38%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
147,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.48%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
16
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
143
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$83.2B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$15.2B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$561M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,406,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
88.6%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Greece Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,875 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
51.7 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.97 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.1%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.5%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12.2%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,694 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40.6%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.1%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Greece Poland
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-122,772
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
81%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.4
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
86
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.84
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.3
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.9%
2009
99.8%
2021
English speaking
51%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
86.3%
2024
88.6%
2024

Health

Greece Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,768
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$593
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.37
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
31 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.8%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.81 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Greece Poland
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
4,791 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,742 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,065 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
72,700 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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