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Italy vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Italy has a population of 59M (ranked 25/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Italy's land area is 114,178 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 72nd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Italy ranks 8/197 ($2.37T) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Italy ranks 29/197 ($40,226), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Italy Poland
Population
58790597
36176920
Population rank 25/197 46/197
GDP
$2.37T
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 8/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$40,226
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 29/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$60,847
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$3.21T
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
137.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$54,420
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 6/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,309
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
114,178 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
517 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
48.8 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
79 years
2025

Italy and Poland: Comparison Charts

Italy and Poland economies compared

GDP
Italy

Poland
Year GDP
Italy Poland
1960 $42,012,422,612 -
1961 $46,649,487,320 -
1962 $52,413,872,628 -
1963 $60,035,924,618 -
1964 $65,720,771,779 -
1965 $70,717,012,186 -
1966 $76,622,444,787 -
1967 $84,401,995,573 -
1968 $91,485,448,148 -
1969 $100,996,667,239 -
1970 $113,656,669,765 -
1971 $124,959,712,859 -
1972 $145,594,833,997 -
1973 $175,896,529,392 -
1974 $200,024,444,775 -
1975 $228,220,643,535 -
1976 $225,235,205,862 -
1977 $258,190,019,750 -
1978 $315,784,469,541 -
1979 $394,584,507,108 -
1980 $478,356,755,596 -
1981 $431,695,533,981 -
1982 $428,257,421,618 -
1983 $444,063,496,940 -
1984 $438,896,930,791 -
1985 $453,259,761,687 -
1986 $641,862,313,287 -
1987 $807,570,134,449 -
1988 $893,663,934,841 -
1989 $930,801,709,004 -
1990 $1,183,945,130,899 $65,977,748,211
1991 $1,249,092,439,519 $85,500,935,935
1992 $1,323,204,350,354 $94,337,050,693
1993 $1,067,412,587,671 $96,043,157,273
1994 $1,101,750,159,702 $110,803,635,288
1995 $1,177,369,428,266 $142,838,527,115
1996 $1,314,776,508,972 $160,813,026,223
1997 $1,244,988,176,444 $159,893,964,917
1998 $1,272,729,786,997 $175,282,269,667
1999 $1,255,004,736,464 $170,704,452,715
2000 $1,149,661,363,439 $172,953,527,033
2001 $1,172,041,488,806 $191,823,200,371
2002 $1,281,746,271,196 $199,694,463,256
2003 $1,582,930,016,539 $218,561,225,998
2004 $1,812,808,753,295 $256,268,656,145
2005 $1,864,982,261,287 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,958,563,654,386 $345,897,630,736
2007 $2,222,524,108,128 $429,715,132,138
2008 $2,417,508,414,187 $535,612,030,672
2009 $2,209,484,319,013 $440,891,472,247
2010 $2,144,936,254,535 $478,111,630,684
2011 $2,306,974,020,278 $527,848,543,023
2012 $2,097,929,495,122 $498,148,649,703
2013 $2,153,225,581,941 $518,179,836,405
2014 $2,173,255,507,986 $542,134,167,179
2015 $1,845,428,048,839 $480,054,118,583
2016 $1,887,111,188,177 $473,259,623,976
2017 $1,970,720,904,585 $528,356,723,263
2018 $2,099,435,266,459 $594,616,632,477
2019 $2,019,606,796,584 $602,683,770,145
2020 $1,907,481,094,079 $605,914,186,118
2021 $2,179,207,773,596 $689,170,171,187
2022 $2,104,067,630,319 $695,607,522,885
2023 $2,304,605,139,863 $812,451,128,979
2024 $2,372,774,547,793 $914,696,430,325

Italy and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Italy

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Italy Poland
1960 $837 -
1961 $923 -
1962 $1,030 -
1963 $1,171 -
1964 $1,272 -
1965 $1,357 -
1966 $1,459 -
1967 $1,595 -
1968 $1,718 -
1969 $1,886 -
1970 $2,112 -
1971 $2,311 -
1972 $2,677 -
1973 $3,213 -
1974 $3,629 -
1975 $4,116 -
1976 $4,042 -
1977 $4,614 -
1978 $5,623 -
1979 $7,006 -
1980 $8,476 -
1981 $7,640 -
1982 $7,574 -
1983 $7,851 -
1984 $7,758 -
1985 $8,009 -
1986 $11,341 -
1987 $14,268 -
1988 $15,781 -
1989 $16,424 -
1990 $20,874 $1,731
1991 $22,007 $2,236
1992 $23,297 $2,459
1993 $18,782 $2,497
1994 $19,382 $2,875
1995 $20,712 $3,701
1996 $23,123 $4,164
1997 $21,884 $4,137
1998 $22,365 $4,534
1999 $22,050 $4,416
2000 $20,190 $4,521
2001 $20,570 $5,015
2002 $22,451 $5,223
2003 $27,578 $5,721
2004 $31,348 $6,712
2005 $32,063 $8,044
2006 $33,537 $9,069
2007 $37,826 $11,273
2008 $40,829 $14,049
2009 $37,100 $11,556
2010 $35,857 $12,568
2011 $38,432 $13,868
2012 $34,854 $13,087
2013 $35,702 $13,622
2014 $36,028 $14,262
2015 $30,640 $12,638
2016 $31,392 $12,464
2017 $32,844 $13,913
2018 $34,904 $15,658
2019 $33,813 $15,875
2020 $32,091 $16,151
2021 $36,853 $18,636
2022 $35,654 $18,891
2023 $39,065 $22,145
2024 $40,226 $25,023

Italy vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Italy

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Italy Poland
1950 65.7 58.3
1951 65.3 58.9
1952 65.9 59.7
1953 66.6 61.3
1954 67.9 62.3
1955 68.3 63.1
1956 67.6 63.4
1957 67.8 64.4
1958 68.9 64.9
1959 69.3 66.4
1960 69.2 67.1
1961 69.8 67.8
1962 69.2 68
1963 69.3 68.3
1964 70.4 68.9
1965 70.3 69.4
1966 71 69.7
1967 71 69.9
1968 70.9 69.8
1969 70.9 69.8
1970 71.6 69.6
1971 71.9 69.8
1972 72.1 70.1
1973 72.1 70.7
1974 72.8 70.7
1975 72.7 70.6
1976 73.1 70.4
1977 73.4 70.3
1978 73.8 70.4
1979 74.1 70.2
1980 74.1 70.5
1981 74.4 70.6
1982 74.9 70.9
1983 74.7 70.8
1984 75.5 70.6
1985 75.6 70.5
1986 75.9 70.6
1987 76.3 70.8
1988 76.5 70.8
1989 76.9 70.8
1990 77 70.6
1991 77 70.7
1992 77.4 70.9
1993 77.7 71.3
1994 77.9 71.7
1995 78.1 72
1996 78.4 72.3
1997 78.7 72.6
1998 78.8 72.8
1999 79.2 73.2
2000 79.6 73.6
2001 79.9 74.2
2002 80.1 74.5
2003 80.2 74.8
2004 81 74.9
2005 81 75.1
2006 81.4 75.3
2007 81.5 75.4
2008 81.6 75.6
2009 81.8 75.9
2010 82.1 76.3
2011 82.2 76.6
2012 82.3 76.8
2013 82.7 77.1
2014 82.9 77.3
2015 82.5 77.6
2016 83 77.6
2017 82.7 77.7
2018 83.2 77.6
2019 83.3 77.9
2020 82.2 76.6
2021 82.9 75.6
2022 82.1 77.9
2023 83.7 78.6
2024 83.9 78.8
2025 84 79

Italy and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Italy

Poland
Year Population
Italy Poland
1960 50,199,700 29,637,450
1961 50,536,350 29,964,000
1962 50,879,450 30,308,500
1963 51,252,000 30,712,000
1964 51,675,350 31,139,450
1965 52,112,350 31,444,950
1966 52,519,000 31,681,000
1967 52,900,500 31,987,155
1968 53,235,750 32,294,655
1969 53,537,950 32,548,300
1970 53,821,850 32,664,300
1971 54,073,490 32,783,500
1972 54,381,345 33,055,650
1973 54,751,406 33,357,200
1974 55,110,868 33,678,899
1975 55,441,001 34,015,199
1976 55,718,260 34,356,300
1977 55,955,411 34,689,050
1978 56,155,143 34,965,600
1979 56,317,749 35,247,217
1980 56,433,883 35,574,150
1981 56,501,675 35,898,587
1982 56,543,548 36,230,481
1983 56,564,074 36,571,808
1984 56,576,718 36,904,134
1985 56,593,071 37,201,885
1986 56,596,155 37,456,119
1987 56,601,931 37,668,045
1988 56,629,288 37,824,487
1989 56,671,781 37,961,529
1990 56,719,240 38,110,782
1991 56,758,521 38,246,193
1992 56,797,087 38,363,667
1993 56,831,821 38,461,408
1994 56,843,400 38,542,652
1995 56,844,303 38,594,998
1996 56,860,281 38,624,370
1997 56,890,372 38,649,660
1998 56,906,744 38,663,481
1999 56,916,317 38,660,271
2000 56,942,108 38,258,629
2001 56,976,981 38,248,076
2002 57,089,824 38,230,364
2003 57,399,184 38,204,570
2004 57,828,179 38,182,222
2005 58,166,682 38,165,445
2006 58,399,861 38,141,267
2007 58,756,247 38,120,560
2008 59,211,181 38,125,759
2009 59,555,454 38,151,603
2010 59,819,407 38,042,794
2011 60,026,841 38,063,255
2012 60,191,247 38,063,164
2013 60,311,613 38,040,196
2014 60,320,707 38,011,735
2015 60,229,605 37,986,412
2016 60,115,223 37,970,087
2017 60,002,252 37,974,826
2018 60,148,658 37,974,750
2019 59,729,081 37,965,475
2020 59,438,851 37,515,748
2021 59,133,173 36,981,559
2022 59,013,667 36,821,749
2023 58,993,475 36,687,353
2024 58,986,023 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Italy and Poland

Fertility rate
Italy

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Italy Poland
1960 2.4 2.98
1961 2.44 2.83
1962 2.46 2.72
1963 2.51 2.7
1964 2.66 2.57
1965 2.6 2.52
1966 2.58 2.34
1967 2.5 2.33
1968 2.46 2.24
1969 2.47 2.2
1970 2.38 2.2
1971 2.4 2.25
1972 2.35 2.24
1973 2.3 2.26
1974 2.28 2.26
1975 2.17 2.27
1976 2.04 2.3
1977 1.93 2.23
1978 1.84 2.21
1979 1.73 2.28
1980 1.64 2.28
1981 1.58 2.24
1982 1.56 2.34
1983 1.51 2.42
1984 1.46 2.37
1985 1.42 2.33
1986 1.35 2.22
1987 1.33 2.15
1988 1.36 2.13
1989 1.33 2.08
1990 1.33 2.06
1991 1.3 2.07
1992 1.3 1.95
1993 1.25 1.87
1994 1.21 1.81
1995 1.19 1.62
1996 1.2 1.59
1997 1.22 1.51
1998 1.22 1.44
1999 1.23 1.37
2000 1.26 1.37
2001 1.25 1.31
2002 1.27 1.25
2003 1.29 1.22
2004 1.34 1.23
2005 1.33 1.24
2006 1.37 1.27
2007 1.39 1.31
2008 1.44 1.39
2009 1.44 1.4
2010 1.44 1.41
2011 1.42 1.33
2012 1.42 1.33
2013 1.39 1.29
2014 1.38 1.32
2015 1.36 1.32
2016 1.36 1.39
2017 1.34 1.48
2018 1.31 1.46
2019 1.27 1.44
2020 1.24 1.39
2021 1.25 1.33
2022 1.24 1.29
2023 1.2 1.16

Italy and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Italy

Poland
Year Median age, years
Italy Poland
1960 31.6 26.6
1961 31.8 26.8
1962 32 26.9
1963 32.1 27.1
1964 32.2 27.3
1965 32.3 27.5
1966 32.4 27.7
1967 32.5 27.8
1968 32.7 28
1969 32.8 28.1
1970 33 28.2
1971 33.1 28.4
1972 33.2 28.5
1973 33.3 28.5
1974 33.4 28.6
1975 33.5 28.6
1976 33.6 28.7
1977 33.7 28.9
1978 33.9 29.1
1979 34 29.3
1980 34.1 29.5
1981 34.3 29.8
1982 34.6 30.1
1983 34.9 30.3
1984 35.3 30.6
1985 35.6 30.8
1986 35.8 31.1
1987 36.1 31.4
1988 36.4 31.7
1989 36.8 32.1
1990 37.1 32.4
1991 37.5 32.6
1992 37.9 32.9
1993 38.2 33.2
1994 38.6 33.5
1995 38.9 33.9
1996 39.1 34.2
1997 39.4 34.4
1998 39.6 34.7
1999 39.9 35
2000 40.3 35.2
2001 40.6 35.5
2002 41 35.8
2003 41.3 36
2004 41.6 36.3
2005 41.9 36.6
2006 42.3 36.9
2007 42.6 37.2
2008 42.8 37.5
2009 43.1 37.8
2010 43.5 38.1
2011 43.9 38.2
2012 44.2 38.4
2013 44.6 38.7
2014 45 39
2015 45.4 39.3
2016 45.8 39.7
2017 46.2 40
2018 46.6 40.4
2019 47 40.8
2020 47.4 41.1
2021 47.7 41.5
2022 48.1 41.9
2023 48.4 42.4
2024 48.8 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Italy Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.26T
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.8%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
338,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.26%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.5%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.6%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
1,338,142
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.73%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
74
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
290
2014
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$587B
2014
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$291B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
38,419,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.65%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
86%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Italy Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,298 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.2
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
305 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.18 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
17.5%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.95%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
79.6%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,047 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
41%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
15.9%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Italy Poland
% of world population
0.72%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+95,246
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.6
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
54
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.55
2022
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2019
99.8%
2021
English speaking
13.6%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
89.2%
2024
88.6%
2024

Health

Italy Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,228
2023
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$745
2023
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.25
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.8 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.8
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
17.8%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
61
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.4%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.97 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Italy Poland
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,936 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,531 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
37,558 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
303,043 mi
2007
267,065 mi
2024

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