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Japan vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 61st vs. 69th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Poland
Population
123324642
36176920
Population rank 12/197 46/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 4/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
79 years
2025

Japan and Poland: Comparison Charts

Japan and Poland economies compared

GDP
Japan

Poland
Year GDP
Japan Poland
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 -
1971 $245,364,056,622 -
1972 $324,933,841,269 -
1973 $441,460,582,536 -
1974 $490,035,789,970 -
1975 $532,861,438,885 -
1976 $598,883,902,156 -
1977 $737,069,290,928 -
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 -
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 -
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 -
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 -
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 -
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 -
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 -
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 -
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 -
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 -
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 -
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 -
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $65,977,748,211
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $85,500,935,935
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $94,337,050,693
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $96,043,157,273
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $110,803,635,288
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $142,838,527,115
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $160,813,026,223
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $159,893,964,917
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $175,282,269,667
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $170,704,452,715
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $172,953,527,033
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $191,823,200,371
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $199,694,463,256
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $218,561,225,998
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $256,268,656,145
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $306,999,913,151
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $345,897,630,736
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $429,715,132,138
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $535,612,030,672
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $440,891,472,247
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $478,111,630,684
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $527,848,543,023
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $498,148,649,703
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $518,179,836,405
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $542,134,167,179
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $480,054,118,583
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $473,259,623,976
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $528,356,723,263
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $594,616,632,477
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $602,683,770,145
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $605,914,186,118
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $689,170,171,187
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $695,607,522,885
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $812,451,128,979
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $914,696,430,325

Japan and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Japan Poland
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 -
1971 $2,321 -
1972 $3,031 -
1973 $4,061 -
1974 $4,448 -
1975 $4,776 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,473 -
1978 $9,012 -
1979 $9,301 -
1980 $9,669 -
1981 $10,583 -
1982 $9,780 -
1983 $10,652 -
1984 $11,207 -
1985 $11,809 -
1986 $17,452 -
1987 $21,142 -
1988 $25,500 -
1989 $25,266 -
1990 $25,801 $1,731
1991 $29,428 $2,236
1992 $31,993 $2,459
1993 $36,345 $2,497
1994 $39,934 $2,875
1995 $44,198 $3,701
1996 $39,150 $4,164
1997 $35,638 $4,137
1998 $32,424 $4,534
1999 $36,610 $4,416
2000 $39,169 $4,521
2001 $34,406 $5,015
2002 $32,821 $5,223
2003 $35,387 $5,721
2004 $38,299 $6,712
2005 $37,813 $8,044
2006 $35,992 $9,069
2007 $35,779 $11,273
2008 $39,876 $14,049
2009 $41,309 $11,556
2010 $44,968 $12,568
2011 $48,760 $13,868
2012 $49,145 $13,087
2013 $40,899 $13,622
2014 $38,475 $14,262
2015 $34,961 $12,638
2016 $39,375 $12,464
2017 $38,834 $13,913
2018 $39,751 $15,658
2019 $40,416 $15,875
2020 $40,029 $16,151
2021 $40,095 $18,636
2022 $34,066 $18,891
2023 $33,836 $22,145
2024 $32,476 $25,023

Japan vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Poland
1950 59.3 58.3
1951 61 58.9
1952 63 59.7
1953 63.3 61.3
1954 64.5 62.3
1955 65.7 63.1
1956 65.6 63.4
1957 65.4 64.4
1958 67 64.9
1959 67.5 66.4
1960 67.7 67.1
1961 68.4 67.8
1962 68.7 68
1963 69.7 68.3
1964 70.2 68.9
1965 70.3 69.4
1966 71.1 69.7
1967 71.4 69.9
1968 71.7 69.8
1969 71.9 69.8
1970 72 69.6
1971 72.8 69.8
1972 73.3 70.1
1973 73.4 70.7
1974 73.8 70.7
1975 74.4 70.6
1976 74.8 70.4
1977 75.3 70.3
1978 75.7 70.4
1979 76.2 70.2
1980 76.1 70.5
1981 76.6 70.6
1982 77.1 70.9
1983 77.1 70.8
1984 77.5 70.6
1985 77.8 70.5
1986 78.2 70.6
1987 78.6 70.8
1988 78.5 70.8
1989 79 70.8
1990 79 70.6
1991 79.3 70.7
1992 79.3 70.9
1993 79.4 71.3
1994 79.8 71.7
1995 79.7 72
1996 80.4 72.3
1997 80.6 72.6
1998 80.6 72.8
1999 80.6 73.2
2000 81.2 73.6
2001 81.5 74.2
2002 81.8 74.5
2003 81.9 74.8
2004 82.1 74.9
2005 82 75.1
2006 82.4 75.3
2007 82.5 75.4
2008 82.6 75.6
2009 83 75.9
2010 82.9 76.3
2011 82.7 76.6
2012 83.2 76.8
2013 83.4 77.1
2014 83.6 77.3
2015 83.9 77.6
2016 84.1 77.6
2017 84.2 77.7
2018 84.3 77.6
2019 84.4 77.9
2020 84.7 76.6
2021 84.6 75.6
2022 84.1 77.9
2023 84.7 78.6
2024 84.9 78.8
2025 85 79

Japan and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Poland
Year Population
Japan Poland
1960 93,216,000 29,637,450
1961 94,055,000 29,964,000
1962 94,933,000 30,308,500
1963 95,900,000 30,712,000
1964 96,903,000 31,139,450
1965 97,952,000 31,444,950
1966 98,851,000 31,681,000
1967 99,879,000 31,987,155
1968 101,011,000 32,294,655
1969 102,219,000 32,548,300
1970 103,403,000 32,664,300
1971 105,697,000 32,783,500
1972 107,188,000 33,055,650
1973 108,707,000 33,357,200
1974 110,162,000 33,678,899
1975 111,573,000 34,015,199
1976 112,775,000 34,356,300
1977 113,872,000 34,689,050
1978 114,913,000 34,965,600
1979 115,890,000 35,247,217
1980 116,807,000 35,574,150
1981 117,661,000 35,898,587
1982 118,480,000 36,230,481
1983 119,307,000 36,571,808
1984 120,083,000 36,904,134
1985 120,837,000 37,201,885
1986 121,482,000 37,456,119
1987 122,069,000 37,668,045
1988 122,578,000 37,824,487
1989 123,069,000 37,961,529
1990 123,478,000 38,110,782
1991 123,964,000 38,246,193
1992 124,425,000 38,363,667
1993 124,829,000 38,461,408
1994 125,178,000 38,542,652
1995 125,472,000 38,594,998
1996 125,757,000 38,624,370
1997 126,057,000 38,649,660
1998 126,400,000 38,663,481
1999 126,631,000 38,660,271
2000 126,843,000 38,258,629
2001 127,149,000 38,248,076
2002 127,445,000 38,230,364
2003 127,718,000 38,204,570
2004 127,761,000 38,182,222
2005 127,773,000 38,165,445
2006 127,854,000 38,141,267
2007 128,001,000 38,120,560
2008 128,063,000 38,125,759
2009 128,047,000 38,151,603
2010 128,070,000 38,042,794
2011 127,833,000 38,063,255
2012 127,629,000 38,063,164
2013 127,445,000 38,040,196
2014 127,276,000 38,011,735
2015 127,141,000 37,986,412
2016 127,076,000 37,970,087
2017 126,972,000 37,974,826
2018 126,811,000 37,974,750
2019 126,633,000 37,965,475
2020 126,261,000 37,515,748
2021 125,681,593 36,981,559
2022 125,124,989 36,821,749
2023 124,516,650 36,687,353
2024 123,975,371 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Japan and Poland

Fertility rate
Japan

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Japan Poland
1960 2 2.98
1961 1.96 2.83
1962 1.98 2.72
1963 2 2.7
1964 2.05 2.57
1965 2.14 2.52
1966 1.58 2.34
1967 2.23 2.33
1968 2.13 2.24
1969 2.13 2.2
1970 2.13 2.2
1971 2.16 2.25
1972 2.14 2.24
1973 2.14 2.26
1974 2.05 2.26
1975 1.91 2.27
1976 1.85 2.3
1977 1.8 2.23
1978 1.79 2.21
1979 1.77 2.28
1980 1.75 2.28
1981 1.74 2.24
1982 1.77 2.34
1983 1.8 2.42
1984 1.81 2.37
1985 1.76 2.33
1986 1.72 2.22
1987 1.69 2.15
1988 1.66 2.13
1989 1.57 2.08
1990 1.54 2.06
1991 1.53 2.07
1992 1.5 1.95
1993 1.46 1.87
1994 1.5 1.81
1995 1.42 1.62
1996 1.43 1.59
1997 1.39 1.51
1998 1.38 1.44
1999 1.34 1.37
2000 1.36 1.37
2001 1.33 1.31
2002 1.32 1.25
2003 1.29 1.22
2004 1.29 1.23
2005 1.26 1.24
2006 1.32 1.27
2007 1.34 1.31
2008 1.37 1.39
2009 1.37 1.4
2010 1.39 1.41
2011 1.39 1.33
2012 1.41 1.33
2013 1.43 1.29
2014 1.42 1.32
2015 1.45 1.32
2016 1.44 1.39
2017 1.43 1.48
2018 1.42 1.46
2019 1.36 1.44
2020 1.33 1.39
2021 1.3 1.33
2022 1.26 1.29
2023 1.2 1.16

Japan and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Poland
Year Median age, years
Japan Poland
1960 25.8 26.6
1961 26.2 26.8
1962 26.5 26.9
1963 26.9 27.1
1964 27.2 27.3
1965 27.6 27.5
1966 28 27.7
1967 28.4 27.8
1968 28.6 28
1969 28.9 28.1
1970 29.2 28.2
1971 29.6 28.4
1972 29.9 28.5
1973 30.2 28.5
1974 30.4 28.6
1975 30.6 28.6
1976 30.9 28.7
1977 31.5 28.9
1978 32 29.1
1979 32.4 29.3
1980 32.8 29.5
1981 33.1 29.8
1982 33.7 30.1
1983 34.3 30.3
1984 34.9 30.6
1985 35.4 30.8
1986 35.9 31.1
1987 36.3 31.4
1988 36.8 31.7
1989 37.2 32.1
1990 37.7 32.4
1991 38.2 32.6
1992 38.7 32.9
1993 39.2 33.2
1994 39.6 33.5
1995 40 33.9
1996 40.3 34.2
1997 40.7 34.4
1998 41 34.7
1999 41.4 35
2000 41.8 35.2
2001 42.1 35.5
2002 42.5 35.8
2003 42.8 36
2004 43.2 36.3
2005 43.6 36.6
2006 43.9 36.9
2007 44.2 37.2
2008 44.6 37.5
2009 44.9 37.8
2010 45.2 38.1
2011 45.5 38.2
2012 45.8 38.4
2013 46.2 38.7
2014 46.6 39
2015 47 39.3
2016 47.3 39.7
2017 47.6 40
2018 48 40.4
2019 48.3 40.8
2020 48.7 41.1
2021 49.1 41.5
2022 49.5 41.9
2023 50 42.4
2024 50.4 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
3.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Japan Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Poland
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
99.8%
2021
English speaking
15%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Japan Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Poland
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
267,065 mi
2024

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