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Poland vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 69th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Qatar
Population
36176920
2964497
Population rank 46/197 137/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Poland and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Poland and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Poland

Qatar
Year GDP
Poland Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 - $6,704,395,824
1985 - $6,153,296,456
1986 - $5,053,021,951
1987 - $5,446,428,681
1988 - $6,038,187,033
1989 - $6,487,912,088
1990 $65,977,748,211 $7,360,439,423
1991 $85,500,935,935 $6,883,516,484
1992 $94,337,050,693 $7,646,153,984
1993 $96,043,157,273 $7,156,593,654
1994 $110,803,635,288 $7,374,450,769
1995 $142,838,527,115 $8,137,911,978
1996 $160,813,026,223 $9,059,340,385
1997 $159,893,964,917 $11,297,802,115
1998 $175,282,269,667 $10,255,495,027
1999 $170,704,452,715 $12,393,131,868
2000 $172,953,527,033 $17,759,890,110
2001 $191,823,200,371 $17,538,461,538
2002 $199,694,463,256 $19,363,736,264
2003 $218,561,225,998 $23,533,791,209
2004 $256,268,656,145 $31,734,065,934
2005 $306,999,913,151 $44,530,494,505
2006 $345,897,630,736 $60,882,142,857
2007 $429,715,132,138 $79,712,087,912
2008 $535,612,030,672 $115,270,054,945
2009 $440,891,472,247 $97,798,351,648
2010 $478,111,630,684 $125,122,306,346
2011 $527,848,543,023 $167,775,268,626
2012 $498,148,649,703 $186,833,502,363
2013 $518,179,836,405 $198,727,642,967
2014 $542,134,167,179 $206,224,598,571
2015 $480,054,118,583 $161,739,955,577
2016 $473,259,623,976 $151,732,181,868
2017 $528,356,723,263 $161,099,122,225
2018 $594,616,632,477 $183,334,953,819
2019 $602,683,770,145 $176,371,267,692
2020 $605,914,186,118 $144,411,363,352
2021 $689,170,171,187 $179,732,009,560
2022 $695,607,522,885 $235,709,325,714
2023 $812,451,128,979 $213,002,809,341
2024 $914,696,430,325 $217,982,967,033

Poland and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Poland Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 - $19,272
1985 - $16,815
1986 - $13,213
1987 - $13,719
1988 - $14,682
1989 - $15,243
1990 $1,731 $16,722
1991 $2,236 $15,133
1992 $2,459 $16,280
1993 $2,497 $14,770
1994 $2,875 $14,765
1995 $3,701 $15,823
1996 $4,164 $17,125
1997 $4,137 $20,523
1998 $4,534 $17,665
1999 $4,416 $20,234
2000 $4,521 $27,535
2001 $5,015 $25,871
2002 $5,223 $27,227
2003 $5,721 $31,602
2004 $6,712 $41,036
2005 $8,044 $53,950
2006 $9,069 $62,582
2007 $11,273 $65,954
2008 $14,049 $80,781
2009 $11,556 $60,786
2010 $12,568 $77,387
2011 $13,868 $103,262
2012 $13,087 $108,470
2013 $13,622 $103,697
2014 $14,262 $95,841
2015 $12,638 $68,985
2016 $12,464 $61,254
2017 $13,913 $63,280
2018 $15,658 $71,040
2019 $15,875 $66,841
2020 $16,151 $51,684
2021 $18,636 $71,752
2022 $18,891 $88,701
2023 $22,145 $80,196
2024 $25,023 $76,276

Poland vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Qatar
1950 58.3 50.8
1951 58.9 51.5
1952 59.7 52.1
1953 61.3 52.8
1954 62.3 53.5
1955 63.1 54.2
1956 63.4 54.9
1957 64.4 55.6
1958 64.9 56.3
1959 66.4 57
1960 67.1 57.8
1961 67.8 58.5
1962 68 59.2
1963 68.3 60
1964 68.9 60.7
1965 69.4 61.4
1966 69.7 62.2
1967 69.9 62.9
1968 69.8 63.6
1969 69.8 64.2
1970 69.6 64.9
1971 69.8 65.5
1972 70.1 66.1
1973 70.7 66.6
1974 70.7 67.2
1975 70.6 67.7
1976 70.4 68.2
1977 70.3 68.6
1978 70.4 69.1
1979 70.2 69.5
1980 70.5 69.9
1981 70.6 70.3
1982 70.9 70.7
1983 70.8 71.1
1984 70.6 71.5
1985 70.5 71.8
1986 70.6 72.2
1987 70.8 72.5
1988 70.8 72.8
1989 70.8 73.1
1990 70.6 73.4
1991 70.7 73.7
1992 70.9 73.9
1993 71.3 74.1
1994 71.7 74.2
1995 72 74.4
1996 72.3 74.6
1997 72.6 74.7
1998 72.8 74.9
1999 73.2 75
2000 73.6 75.3
2001 74.2 75.5
2002 74.5 75.8
2003 74.8 76.1
2004 74.9 76.5
2005 75.1 76.9
2006 75.3 77.3
2007 75.4 77.7
2008 75.6 78.3
2009 75.9 78.8
2010 76.3 79.4
2011 76.6 80
2012 76.8 80.5
2013 77.1 81
2014 77.3 81.4
2015 77.6 81.8
2016 77.6 82.1
2017 77.7 82.5
2018 77.6 82.7
2019 77.9 82.9
2020 76.6 80.4
2021 75.6 81.1
2022 77.9 81.9
2023 78.6 82.4
2024 78.8 82.5
2025 79 82.7

Poland and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Qatar
Year Population
Poland Qatar
1960 29,637,450 36,010
1961 29,964,000 39,680
1962 30,308,500 44,630
1963 30,712,000 50,380
1964 31,139,450 56,867
1965 31,444,950 64,065
1966 31,681,000 72,192
1967 31,987,155 81,439
1968 32,294,655 91,749
1969 32,548,300 103,025
1970 32,664,300 116,350
1971 32,783,500 131,346
1972 33,055,650 146,506
1973 33,357,200 161,841
1974 33,678,899 177,362
1975 34,015,199 193,087
1976 34,356,300 209,052
1977 34,689,050 225,285
1978 34,965,600 241,808
1979 35,247,217 258,670
1980 35,574,150 275,913
1981 35,898,587 293,553
1982 36,230,481 311,537
1983 36,571,808 329,709
1984 36,904,134 347,878
1985 37,201,885 365,940
1986 37,456,119 382,422
1987 37,668,045 397,005
1988 37,824,487 411,264
1989 37,961,529 425,646
1990 38,110,782 440,175
1991 38,246,193 454,853
1992 38,363,667 469,657
1993 38,461,408 484,545
1994 38,542,652 499,459
1995 38,594,998 514,325
1996 38,624,370 529,019
1997 38,649,660 550,500
1998 38,663,481 580,540
1999 38,660,271 612,500
2000 38,258,629 644,989
2001 38,248,076 677,925
2002 38,230,364 711,205
2003 38,204,570 744,682
2004 38,182,222 773,332
2005 38,165,445 825,408
2006 38,141,267 972,831
2007 38,120,560 1,208,595
2008 38,125,759 1,426,938
2009 38,151,603 1,608,903
2010 38,042,794 1,616,832
2011 38,063,255 1,624,761
2012 38,063,164 1,722,438
2013 38,040,196 1,916,426
2014 38,011,735 2,151,745
2015 37,986,412 2,344,557
2016 37,970,087 2,477,113
2017 37,974,826 2,545,820
2018 37,974,750 2,580,734
2019 37,965,475 2,638,657
2020 37,515,748 2,794,148
2021 36,981,559 2,504,910
2022 36,821,749 2,657,333
2023 36,687,353 2,656,032
2024 36,554,707 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Poland and Qatar

Fertility rate
Poland

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Poland Qatar
1960 2.98 6.53
1961 2.83 6.53
1962 2.72 6.53
1963 2.7 6.53
1964 2.57 6.53
1965 2.52 6.53
1966 2.34 6.52
1967 2.33 6.46
1968 2.24 6.39
1969 2.2 6.31
1970 2.2 6.23
1971 2.25 6.15
1972 2.24 6.07
1973 2.26 6.01
1974 2.26 5.94
1975 2.27 5.86
1976 2.3 5.78
1977 2.23 5.69
1978 2.21 5.58
1979 2.28 5.46
1980 2.28 5.33
1981 2.24 5.2
1982 2.34 5.04
1983 2.42 4.9
1984 2.37 4.76
1985 2.33 4.64
1986 2.22 4.57
1987 2.15 4.54
1988 2.13 4.51
1989 2.08 4.41
1990 2.06 4.23
1991 2.07 3.99
1992 1.95 3.85
1993 1.87 3.77
1994 1.81 3.67
1995 1.62 3.56
1996 1.59 3.44
1997 1.51 3.33
1998 1.44 3.21
1999 1.37 3.12
2000 1.37 3.07
2001 1.31 3.08
2002 1.25 3.01
2003 1.22 2.93
2004 1.23 2.79
2005 1.24 2.64
2006 1.27 2.51
2007 1.31 2.44
2008 1.39 2.37
2009 1.4 2.25
2010 1.41 2.14
2011 1.33 2.07
2012 1.33 2.04
2013 1.29 2.03
2014 1.32 2.03
2015 1.32 1.98
2016 1.39 1.86
2017 1.48 1.83
2018 1.46 1.76
2019 1.44 1.73
2020 1.39 1.68
2021 1.33 1.61
2022 1.29 1.74
2023 1.16 1.73

Poland and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Poland Qatar
1960 26.6 18
1961 26.8 19
1962 26.9 20.1
1963 27.1 21.1
1964 27.3 21.8
1965 27.5 22.5
1966 27.7 23
1967 27.8 23.5
1968 28 24
1969 28.1 24.4
1970 28.2 23.7
1971 28.4 22.2
1972 28.5 21.3
1973 28.5 20.9
1974 28.6 20.8
1975 28.6 21
1976 28.7 21.3
1977 28.9 21.8
1978 29.1 22.3
1979 29.3 22.9
1980 29.5 23.5
1981 29.8 24.1
1982 30.1 24.8
1983 30.3 25.6
1984 30.6 26.3
1985 30.8 27
1986 31.1 27.4
1987 31.4 27.5
1988 31.7 27.5
1989 32.1 27.6
1990 32.4 27.7
1991 32.6 27.9
1992 32.9 28.1
1993 33.2 28.4
1994 33.5 28.7
1995 33.9 29.1
1996 34.2 29.6
1997 34.4 29.9
1998 34.7 29.8
1999 35 29.8
2000 35.2 29.9
2001 35.5 30.1
2002 35.8 30.5
2003 36 30.9
2004 36.3 31
2005 36.6 30.9
2006 36.9 30.6
2007 37.2 30.1
2008 37.5 30.1
2009 37.8 30.8
2010 38.1 31.3
2011 38.2 31.2
2012 38.4 31
2013 38.7 30.9
2014 39 31.1
2015 39.3 31.2
2016 39.7 31.4
2017 40 31.6
2018 40.4 31.9
2019 40.8 32.3
2020 41.1 32.6
2021 41.5 32.9
2022 41.9 33.4
2023 42.4 34.1
2024 42.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Poland Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Qatar
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
49.1%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Poland Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Qatar
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
4,374 mi
2016

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