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Kuwait vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 153rd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Poland
Population
5128257
36176920
Population rank 127/197 46/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
79 years
2025

Kuwait and Poland: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Poland economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Poland
Year GDP
Kuwait Poland
1962 $1,828,107,503 -
1963 $1,900,895,857 -
1964 $2,071,668,533 -
1965 $2,097,199,161 -
1966 $2,391,199,044 -
1967 $2,441,599,023 -
1968 $2,662,798,935 -
1969 $2,769,198,892 -
1970 $2,873,638,851 -
1971 $3,880,392,195 -
1972 $4,450,537,925 -
1973 $5,408,804,607 -
1974 $13,006,948,296 -
1975 $12,022,811,621 -
1976 $13,132,252,802 -
1977 $14,137,406,741 -
1978 $15,503,557,496 -
1979 $24,749,063,922 -
1980 $28,638,868,356 -
1981 $25,058,020,338 -
1982 $21,577,153,356 -
1983 $20,871,081,080 -
1984 $21,700,082,753 -
1985 $21,445,970,614 -
1986 $17,903,989,745 -
1987 $22,368,704,134 -
1988 $20,690,322,153 -
1989 $24,313,855,653 -
1990 $18,427,777,778 $65,977,748,211
1991 $11,009,993,703 $85,500,935,935
1992 $19,858,555,215 $94,337,050,693
1993 $23,941,391,391 $96,043,157,273
1994 $24,848,483,838 $110,803,635,288
1995 $27,186,980,647 $142,838,527,115
1996 $31,492,373,309 $160,813,026,223
1997 $30,350,190,704 $159,893,964,917
1998 $25,943,705,784 $175,282,269,667
1999 $30,122,365,849 $170,704,452,715
2000 $37,718,743,480 $172,953,527,033
2001 $34,889,559,870 $191,823,200,371
2002 $38,135,788,414 $199,694,463,256
2003 $47,874,582,232 $218,561,225,998
2004 $59,439,090,601 $256,268,656,145
2005 $80,798,630,137 $306,999,913,151
2006 $101,557,330,723 $345,897,630,736
2007 $114,634,043,362 $429,715,132,138
2008 $147,379,737,230 $535,612,030,672
2009 $105,968,691,905 $440,891,472,247
2010 $115,416,245,238 $478,111,630,684
2011 $154,039,231,299 $527,848,543,023
2012 $174,047,662,555 $498,148,649,703
2013 $174,168,116,687 $518,179,836,405
2014 $162,650,450,785 $542,134,167,179
2015 $114,585,555,831 $480,054,118,583
2016 $109,406,674,088 $473,259,623,976
2017 $120,687,539,676 $528,356,723,263
2018 $138,646,316,322 $594,616,632,477
2019 $140,856,394,870 $602,683,770,145
2020 $111,045,470,461 $605,914,186,118
2021 $148,350,671,614 $689,170,171,187
2022 $183,502,046,669 $695,607,522,885
2023 $165,384,407,267 $812,451,128,979
2024 $160,227,273,001 $914,696,430,325

Kuwait and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Poland
1962 $4,748 -
1963 $4,445 -
1964 $4,379 -
1965 $4,024 -
1966 $4,176 -
1967 $3,887 -
1968 $3,872 -
1969 $3,695 -
1970 $3,552 -
1971 $4,486 -
1972 $4,836 -
1973 $5,532 -
1974 $12,527 -
1975 $10,882 -
1976 $11,141 -
1977 $11,238 -
1978 $11,567 -
1979 $17,386 -
1980 $19,032 -
1981 $15,825 -
1982 $12,979 -
1983 $11,965 -
1984 $11,919 -
1985 $11,322 -
1986 $9,077 -
1987 $10,896 -
1988 $9,692 -
1989 $10,965 -
1990 $10,938 $1,731
1991 $8,147 $2,236
1992 $12,146 $2,459
1993 $14,318 $2,497
1994 $14,930 $2,875
1995 $16,168 $3,701
1996 $18,201 $4,164
1997 $16,977 $4,137
1998 $14,067 $4,534
1999 $15,854 $4,416
2000 $19,296 $4,521
2001 $17,374 $5,015
2002 $18,513 $5,223
2003 $22,691 $5,721
2004 $27,552 $6,712
2005 $36,123 $8,044
2006 $42,947 $9,069
2007 $45,709 $11,273
2008 $55,585 $14,049
2009 $37,907 $11,556
2010 $39,212 $12,568
2011 $49,170 $13,868
2012 $52,155 $13,087
2013 $49,651 $13,622
2014 $44,369 $14,262
2015 $29,882 $12,638
2016 $27,324 $12,464
2017 $29,048 $13,913
2018 $32,068 $15,658
2019 $31,708 $15,875
2020 $25,236 $16,151
2021 $34,019 $18,636
2022 $39,982 $18,891
2023 $34,076 $22,145
2024 $32,214 $25,023

Kuwait vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Poland
1950 49.7 58.3
1951 50.6 58.9
1952 51.4 59.7
1953 52.3 61.3
1954 53.1 62.3
1955 54 63.1
1956 54.9 63.4
1957 55.9 64.4
1958 56.9 64.9
1959 57.9 66.4
1960 58.9 67.1
1961 60 67.8
1962 61 68
1963 62 68.3
1964 63 68.9
1965 63.9 69.4
1966 64.9 69.7
1967 65.8 69.9
1968 66.6 69.8
1969 67.3 69.8
1970 68 69.6
1971 68.5 69.8
1972 68.9 70.1
1973 69.2 70.7
1974 69.4 70.7
1975 69.7 70.6
1976 69.9 70.4
1977 70.2 70.3
1978 70.5 70.4
1979 70.8 70.2
1980 71.1 70.5
1981 71.5 70.6
1982 71.9 70.9
1983 72.4 70.8
1984 72.9 70.6
1985 73.3 70.5
1986 73.8 70.6
1987 74.2 70.8
1988 74.6 70.8
1989 75 70.8
1990 72.9 70.6
1991 73.3 70.7
1992 75.7 70.9
1993 75.8 71.3
1994 75.7 71.7
1995 75.7 72
1996 75.6 72.3
1997 75.6 72.6
1998 75.6 72.8
1999 75.7 73.2
2000 75.9 73.6
2001 76 74.2
2002 76.2 74.5
2003 76.3 74.8
2004 76.4 74.9
2005 76.5 75.1
2006 76.6 75.3
2007 76.7 75.4
2008 76.9 75.6
2009 77.2 75.9
2010 77.5 76.3
2011 77.9 76.6
2012 78.2 76.8
2013 78.6 77.1
2014 78.9 77.3
2015 79.2 77.6
2016 79.5 77.6
2017 79.7 77.7
2018 79.9 77.6
2019 80 77.9
2020 78.2 76.6
2021 77.6 75.6
2022 78.8 77.9
2023 80.4 78.6
2024 80.6 78.8
2025 80.8 79

Kuwait and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Poland
Year Population
Kuwait Poland
1960 311,060 29,637,450
1961 345,945 29,964,000
1962 384,995 30,308,500
1963 427,694 30,712,000
1964 473,115 31,139,450
1965 521,174 31,444,950
1966 572,590 31,681,000
1967 628,089 31,987,155
1968 687,716 32,294,655
1969 749,452 32,548,300
1970 809,114 32,664,300
1971 865,076 32,783,500
1972 920,352 33,055,650
1973 977,654 33,357,200
1974 1,038,346 33,678,899
1975 1,104,863 34,015,199
1976 1,178,711 34,356,300
1977 1,258,023 34,689,050
1978 1,340,319 34,965,600
1979 1,423,514 35,247,217
1980 1,504,782 35,574,150
1981 1,583,426 35,898,587
1982 1,662,480 36,230,481
1983 1,744,295 36,571,808
1984 1,820,688 36,904,134
1985 1,894,242 37,201,885
1986 1,972,520 37,456,119
1987 2,052,994 37,668,045
1988 2,134,707 37,824,487
1989 2,217,468 37,961,529
1990 1,684,819 38,110,782
1991 1,351,399 38,246,193
1992 1,634,961 38,363,667
1993 1,672,151 38,461,408
1994 1,664,361 38,542,652
1995 1,681,513 38,594,998
1996 1,730,246 38,624,370
1997 1,787,683 38,649,660
1998 1,844,302 38,663,481
1999 1,900,030 38,660,271
2000 1,954,709 38,258,629
2001 2,008,121 38,248,076
2002 2,059,974 38,230,364
2003 2,109,881 38,204,570
2004 2,157,320 38,182,222
2005 2,236,788 38,165,445
2006 2,364,733 38,141,267
2007 2,507,887 38,120,560
2008 2,651,421 38,125,759
2009 2,795,484 38,151,603
2010 2,943,372 38,042,794
2011 3,132,814 38,063,255
2012 3,337,109 38,063,164
2013 3,507,844 38,040,196
2014 3,665,876 38,011,735
2015 3,834,574 37,986,412
2016 4,004,096 37,970,087
2017 4,154,812 37,974,826
2018 4,323,515 37,974,750
2019 4,442,316 37,965,475
2020 4,400,267 37,515,748
2021 4,360,865 36,981,559
2022 4,589,643 36,821,749
2023 4,853,420 36,687,353
2024 4,973,861 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Poland

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Poland
1960 7.22 2.98
1961 7.25 2.83
1962 7.25 2.72
1963 7.28 2.7
1964 7.29 2.57
1965 7.31 2.52
1966 7.34 2.34
1967 7.33 2.33
1968 7.28 2.24
1969 7.18 2.2
1970 7.03 2.2
1971 6.84 2.25
1972 6.64 2.24
1973 6.43 2.26
1974 6.23 2.26
1975 6.06 2.27
1976 5.9 2.3
1977 5.71 2.23
1978 5.52 2.21
1979 5.33 2.28
1980 5.18 2.28
1981 5.02 2.24
1982 4.85 2.34
1983 4.66 2.42
1984 4.45 2.37
1985 4.22 2.33
1986 4 2.22
1987 3.83 2.15
1988 3.7 2.13
1989 3.59 2.08
1990 3.49 2.06
1991 3.4 2.07
1992 3.35 1.95
1993 3.31 1.87
1994 3.27 1.81
1995 3.25 1.62
1996 3.22 1.59
1997 3.14 1.51
1998 3.04 1.44
1999 2.95 1.37
2000 2.89 1.37
2001 2.84 1.31
2002 2.8 1.25
2003 2.77 1.22
2004 2.76 1.23
2005 2.73 1.24
2006 2.59 1.27
2007 2.41 1.31
2008 2.27 1.39
2009 2.15 1.4
2010 2.04 1.41
2011 1.96 1.33
2012 1.99 1.33
2013 1.97 1.29
2014 2.06 1.32
2015 2.03 1.32
2016 2.06 1.39
2017 2.16 1.48
2018 2.12 1.46
2019 2.08 1.44
2020 2.03 1.39
2021 2.15 1.33
2022 1.55 1.29
2023 1.52 1.16

Kuwait and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Poland
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Poland
1960 22 26.6
1961 21.8 26.8
1962 21.5 26.9
1963 21 27.1
1964 20.7 27.3
1965 20.4 27.5
1966 20 27.7
1967 19.6 27.8
1968 19.2 28
1969 18.8 28.1
1970 18.5 28.2
1971 18.3 28.4
1972 18.3 28.5
1973 18.3 28.5
1974 18.4 28.6
1975 18.4 28.6
1976 18.7 28.7
1977 19.2 28.9
1978 19.6 29.1
1979 20.1 29.3
1980 20.5 29.5
1981 20.9 29.8
1982 21.3 30.1
1983 21.7 30.3
1984 22.1 30.6
1985 22.4 30.8
1986 22.7 31.1
1987 22.8 31.4
1988 23 31.7
1989 23.2 32.1
1990 23.4 32.4
1991 23.6 32.6
1992 23.8 32.9
1993 24.2 33.2
1994 25.1 33.5
1995 25.5 33.9
1996 25.5 34.2
1997 25.5 34.4
1998 25.5 34.7
1999 25.6 35
2000 25.9 35.2
2001 26.3 35.5
2002 26.8 35.8
2003 27.3 36
2004 27.9 36.3
2005 28.3 36.6
2006 28.5 36.9
2007 28.6 37.2
2008 28.8 37.5
2009 29.2 37.8
2010 29.6 38.1
2011 30.5 38.2
2012 31.5 38.4
2013 32.3 38.7
2014 33 39
2015 33.8 39.3
2016 34.7 39.7
2017 35.6 40
2018 36.4 40.4
2019 37.1 40.8
2020 37.7 41.1
2021 35.8 41.5
2022 34.4 41.9
2023 35.5 42.4
2024 35.8 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Poland
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
99.8%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Kuwait Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
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
8.8
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Poland
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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