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Netherlands vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 134th vs. 69th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Poland
Population
18191638
36176920
Population rank 72/197 46/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 19/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 13/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$531B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 25/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
79 years
2025

Netherlands and Poland: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Poland economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Poland
Year GDP
Netherlands Poland
1960 $13,282,979,015 -
1961 $14,599,836,396 -
1962 $15,847,582,341 -
1963 $17,193,744,109 -
1964 $20,232,048,553 -
1965 $22,721,869,808 -
1966 $24,741,480,717 -
1967 $27,143,828,099 -
1968 $30,097,635,751 -
1969 $34,086,038,090 -
1970 $38,220,884,519 -
1971 $44,644,730,576 -
1972 $54,787,070,173 -
1973 $71,946,639,603 -
1974 $87,371,810,804 -
1975 $100,397,061,694 -
1976 $109,329,386,564 -
1977 $127,203,923,857 -
1978 $156,089,077,205 -
1979 $179,933,827,310 -
1980 $195,439,301,707 -
1981 $164,375,775,854 -
1982 $158,712,765,536 -
1983 $153,671,294,109 -
1984 $144,124,462,912 -
1985 $144,057,523,222 -
1986 $201,157,708,221 -
1987 $245,406,949,521 -
1988 $262,295,966,105 -
1989 $258,716,904,292 -
1990 $318,799,003,994 $65,977,748,211
1991 $327,982,316,124 $85,500,935,935
1992 $363,497,050,125 $94,337,050,693
1993 $354,070,495,966 $96,043,157,273
1994 $379,688,232,232 $110,803,635,288
1995 $452,967,334,614 $142,838,527,115
1996 $451,372,549,020 $160,813,026,223
1997 $417,506,211,882 $159,893,964,917
1998 $438,612,530,549 $175,282,269,667
1999 $447,778,514,140 $170,704,452,715
2000 $417,649,282,154 $172,953,527,033
2001 $432,536,219,669 $191,823,200,371
2002 $475,529,972,123 $199,694,463,256
2003 $582,435,617,082 $218,561,225,998
2004 $661,224,886,143 $256,268,656,145
2005 $688,133,699,636 $306,999,913,151
2006 $737,593,995,289 $345,897,630,736
2007 $853,499,460,873 $429,715,132,138
2008 $957,901,566,041 $535,612,030,672
2009 $878,954,223,140 $440,891,472,247
2010 $852,464,982,433 $478,111,630,684
2011 $913,140,741,333 $527,848,543,023
2012 $845,689,017,066 $498,148,649,703
2013 $883,951,539,007 $518,179,836,405
2014 $901,556,501,756 $542,134,167,179
2015 $775,743,675,303 $480,054,118,583
2016 $797,163,949,290 $473,259,623,976
2017 $848,233,537,846 $528,356,723,263
2018 $929,733,599,797 $594,616,632,477
2019 $928,903,005,576 $602,683,770,145
2020 $932,560,861,701 $605,914,186,118
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 $689,170,171,187
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 $695,607,522,885
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 $812,451,128,979
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 $914,696,430,325

Netherlands and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Poland
1960 $1,156 -
1961 $1,254 -
1962 $1,342 -
1963 $1,437 -
1964 $1,668 -
1965 $1,848 -
1966 $1,986 -
1967 $2,155 -
1968 $2,364 -
1969 $2,647 -
1970 $2,931 -
1971 $3,384 -
1972 $4,110 -
1973 $5,353 -
1974 $6,450 -
1975 $7,346 -
1976 $7,937 -
1977 $9,180 -
1978 $11,196 -
1979 $12,817 -
1980 $13,812 -
1981 $11,537 -
1982 $11,089 -
1983 $10,696 -
1984 $9,992 -
1985 $9,941 -
1986 $13,804 -
1987 $16,734 -
1988 $17,771 -
1989 $17,423 -
1990 $21,322 $1,731
1991 $21,764 $2,236
1992 $23,939 $2,459
1993 $23,156 $2,497
1994 $24,683 $2,875
1995 $29,301 $3,701
1996 $29,064 $4,164
1997 $26,745 $4,137
1998 $27,924 $4,534
1999 $28,319 $4,416
2000 $26,225 $4,521
2001 $26,956 $5,015
2002 $29,447 $5,223
2003 $35,897 $5,721
2004 $40,611 $6,712
2005 $42,165 $8,044
2006 $45,124 $9,069
2007 $52,101 $11,273
2008 $58,247 $14,049
2009 $53,172 $11,556
2010 $51,306 $12,568
2011 $54,702 $13,868
2012 $50,474 $13,087
2013 $52,602 $13,622
2014 $53,457 $14,262
2015 $45,794 $12,638
2016 $46,809 $12,464
2017 $49,514 $13,913
2018 $53,955 $15,658
2019 $53,555 $15,875
2020 $53,468 $16,151
2021 $60,142 $18,636
2022 $59,123 $18,891
2023 $64,572 $22,145
2024 $68,219 $25,023

Netherlands vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Poland
1950 71.4 58.3
1951 71.5 58.9
1952 72.1 59.7
1953 71.7 61.3
1954 72.4 62.3
1955 72.5 63.1
1956 72.5 63.4
1957 73 64.4
1958 73.1 64.9
1959 73.2 66.4
1960 73.4 67.1
1961 73.6 67.8
1962 73.2 68
1963 73.4 68.3
1964 73.7 68.9
1965 73.6 69.4
1966 73.6 69.7
1967 73.8 69.9
1968 73.6 69.8
1969 73.6 69.8
1970 73.6 69.6
1971 73.9 69.8
1972 73.8 70.1
1973 74.2 70.7
1974 74.6 70.7
1975 74.6 70.6
1976 74.7 70.4
1977 75.3 70.3
1978 75.2 70.4
1979 75.6 70.2
1980 75.8 70.5
1981 76 70.6
1982 76.1 70.9
1983 76.3 70.8
1984 76.3 70.6
1985 76.4 70.5
1986 76.4 70.6
1987 76.8 70.8
1988 77 70.8
1989 76.8 70.8
1990 77 70.6
1991 77.2 70.7
1992 77.4 70.9
1993 77 71.3
1994 77.5 71.7
1995 77.6 72
1996 77.6 72.3
1997 77.9 72.6
1998 78 72.8
1999 78 73.2
2000 78.1 73.6
2001 78.3 74.2
2002 78.4 74.5
2003 78.7 74.8
2004 79.2 74.9
2005 79.5 75.1
2006 79.8 75.3
2007 80.3 75.4
2008 80.4 75.6
2009 80.7 75.9
2010 80.8 76.3
2011 81.1 76.6
2012 81.1 76.8
2013 81.3 77.1
2014 81.7 77.3
2015 81.5 77.6
2016 81.6 77.6
2017 81.7 77.7
2018 81.8 77.6
2019 82.1 77.9
2020 81.4 76.6
2021 81.4 75.6
2022 81.9 77.9
2023 82.2 78.6
2024 82.3 78.8
2025 82.4 79

Netherlands and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Poland
Year Population
Netherlands Poland
1960 11,486,631 29,637,450
1961 11,638,712 29,964,000
1962 11,805,689 30,308,500
1963 11,965,966 30,712,000
1964 12,127,120 31,139,450
1965 12,294,732 31,444,950
1966 12,456,251 31,681,000
1967 12,598,201 31,987,155
1968 12,729,721 32,294,655
1969 12,877,984 32,548,300
1970 13,038,526 32,664,300
1971 13,194,497 32,783,500
1972 13,328,593 33,055,650
1973 13,439,322 33,357,200
1974 13,545,056 33,678,899
1975 13,666,335 34,015,199
1976 13,774,037 34,356,300
1977 13,856,185 34,689,050
1978 13,941,700 34,965,600
1979 14,038,270 35,247,217
1980 14,149,800 35,574,150
1981 14,247,208 35,898,587
1982 14,312,690 36,230,481
1983 14,367,070 36,571,808
1984 14,424,211 36,904,134
1985 14,491,632 37,201,885
1986 14,572,278 37,456,119
1987 14,665,037 37,668,045
1988 14,760,094 37,824,487
1989 14,848,907 37,961,529
1990 14,951,510 38,110,782
1991 15,069,798 38,246,193
1992 15,184,166 38,363,667
1993 15,290,368 38,461,408
1994 15,382,838 38,542,652
1995 15,459,006 38,594,998
1996 15,530,498 38,624,370
1997 15,610,650 38,649,660
1998 15,707,209 38,663,481
1999 15,812,088 38,660,271
2000 15,925,513 38,258,629
2001 16,046,180 38,248,076
2002 16,148,929 38,230,364
2003 16,225,302 38,204,570
2004 16,281,779 38,182,222
2005 16,319,868 38,165,445
2006 16,346,101 38,141,267
2007 16,381,696 38,120,560
2008 16,445,593 38,125,759
2009 16,530,388 38,151,603
2010 16,615,394 38,042,794
2011 16,693,074 38,063,255
2012 16,754,962 38,063,164
2013 16,804,432 38,040,196
2014 16,865,008 38,011,735
2015 16,939,923 37,986,412
2016 17,030,314 37,970,087
2017 17,131,296 37,974,826
2018 17,231,624 37,974,750
2019 17,344,874 37,965,475
2020 17,441,500 37,515,748
2021 17,533,044 36,981,559
2022 17,700,982 36,821,749
2023 17,877,117 36,687,353
2024 17,994,237 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Poland

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Poland
1960 3.12 2.98
1961 3.22 2.83
1962 3.18 2.72
1963 3.19 2.7
1964 3.17 2.57
1965 3.04 2.52
1966 2.9 2.34
1967 2.81 2.33
1968 2.72 2.24
1969 2.75 2.2
1970 2.57 2.2
1971 2.36 2.25
1972 2.15 2.24
1973 1.9 2.26
1974 1.77 2.26
1975 1.66 2.27
1976 1.63 2.3
1977 1.58 2.23
1978 1.58 2.21
1979 1.56 2.28
1980 1.6 2.28
1981 1.56 2.24
1982 1.5 2.34
1983 1.47 2.42
1984 1.49 2.37
1985 1.51 2.33
1986 1.55 2.22
1987 1.56 2.15
1988 1.55 2.13
1989 1.55 2.08
1990 1.62 2.06
1991 1.61 2.07
1992 1.59 1.95
1993 1.57 1.87
1994 1.57 1.81
1995 1.53 1.62
1996 1.53 1.59
1997 1.56 1.51
1998 1.63 1.44
1999 1.65 1.37
2000 1.72 1.37
2001 1.71 1.31
2002 1.73 1.25
2003 1.75 1.22
2004 1.72 1.23
2005 1.71 1.24
2006 1.72 1.27
2007 1.72 1.31
2008 1.77 1.39
2009 1.79 1.4
2010 1.79 1.41
2011 1.76 1.33
2012 1.72 1.33
2013 1.68 1.29
2014 1.71 1.32
2015 1.66 1.32
2016 1.66 1.39
2017 1.62 1.48
2018 1.59 1.46
2019 1.57 1.44
2020 1.54 1.39
2021 1.62 1.33
2022 1.49 1.29
2023 1.43 1.16

Netherlands and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Poland
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Poland
1960 28.8 26.6
1961 28.8 26.8
1962 28.7 26.9
1963 28.7 27.1
1964 28.6 27.3
1965 28.6 27.5
1966 28.6 27.7
1967 28.5 27.8
1968 28.6 28
1969 28.6 28.1
1970 28.6 28.2
1971 28.7 28.4
1972 28.9 28.5
1973 29 28.5
1974 29.3 28.6
1975 29.4 28.6
1976 29.8 28.7
1977 30.3 28.9
1978 30.7 29.1
1979 31 29.3
1980 31.3 29.5
1981 31.6 29.8
1982 31.9 30.1
1983 32.3 30.3
1984 32.6 30.6
1985 32.9 30.8
1986 33.2 31.1
1987 33.5 31.4
1988 33.8 31.7
1989 34.1 32.1
1990 34.3 32.4
1991 34.6 32.6
1992 34.8 32.9
1993 35.1 33.2
1994 35.4 33.5
1995 35.7 33.9
1996 36.1 34.2
1997 36.4 34.4
1998 36.7 34.7
1999 37 35
2000 37.3 35.2
2001 37.5 35.5
2002 37.8 35.8
2003 38.1 36
2004 38.5 36.3
2005 38.9 36.6
2006 39.3 36.9
2007 39.7 37.2
2008 40 37.5
2009 40.3 37.8
2010 40.7 38.1
2011 41 38.2
2012 41.3 38.4
2013 41.6 38.7
2014 41.8 39
2015 42 39.3
2016 42.2 39.7
2017 42.3 40
2018 42.4 40.4
2019 42.5 40.8
2020 42.5 41.1
2021 42.6 41.5
2022 42.5 41.9
2023 42.4 42.4
2024 42.4 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
3.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
1,231,625
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
8.62%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
13
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
103
2018
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Netherlands Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,418 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22.9
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
122.9 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.01%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
87%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,189 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.1%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Netherlands Poland
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
95
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.8%
2021
English speaking
90.9%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
97%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Netherlands Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Netherlands Poland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
267,065 mi
2024

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