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Poland vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 69th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Rwanda
Population
36176920
14826674
Population rank 46/197 77/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Poland and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Poland and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Poland

Rwanda
Year GDP
Poland Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 $65,977,748,211 $2,550,185,679
1991 $85,500,935,935 $1,911,600,237
1992 $94,337,050,693 $2,029,026,962
1993 $96,043,157,273 $1,971,525,712
1994 $110,803,635,288 $753,636,370
1995 $142,838,527,115 $1,293,535,193
1996 $160,813,026,223 $1,382,334,879
1997 $159,893,964,917 $1,851,558,197
1998 $175,282,269,667 $1,989,343,546
1999 $170,704,452,715 $2,157,108,263
2000 $172,953,527,033 $2,068,836,754
2001 $191,823,200,371 $1,966,600,715
2002 $199,694,463,256 $1,966,003,468
2003 $218,561,225,998 $2,138,237,279
2004 $256,268,656,145 $2,376,496,067
2005 $306,999,913,151 $2,933,819,766
2006 $345,897,630,736 $3,319,784,539
2007 $429,715,132,138 $4,070,507,895
2008 $535,612,030,672 $5,179,854,065
2009 $440,891,472,247 $5,674,476,969
2010 $478,111,630,684 $6,124,756,654
2011 $527,848,543,023 $6,884,913,658
2012 $498,148,649,703 $7,654,761,045
2013 $518,179,836,405 $7,819,964,024
2014 $542,134,167,179 $8,238,966,120
2015 $480,054,118,583 $8,543,760,206
2016 $473,259,623,976 $8,695,272,061
2017 $528,356,723,263 $9,252,833,894
2018 $594,616,632,477 $9,637,904,519
2019 $602,683,770,145 $10,349,300,277
2020 $605,914,186,118 $10,174,386,855
2021 $689,170,171,187 $11,078,787,095
2022 $695,607,522,885 $13,316,161,006
2023 $812,451,128,979 $14,331,722,700
2024 $914,696,430,325 $14,251,642,231

Poland and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Poland Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 $1,731 $346
1991 $2,236 $254
1992 $2,459 $264.1
1993 $2,497 $247
1994 $2,875 $111
1995 $3,701 $228
1996 $4,164 $206
1997 $4,137 $238.7
1998 $4,534 $246.2
1999 $4,416 $264.7
2000 $4,521 $251.9
2001 $5,015 $237.3
2002 $5,223 $234
2003 $5,721 $249
2004 $6,712 $269.5
2005 $8,044 $324
2006 $9,069 $357
2007 $11,273 $426
2008 $14,049 $528
2009 $11,556 $564
2010 $12,568 $594
2011 $13,868 $651
2012 $13,087 $707
2013 $13,622 $705
2014 $14,262 $725
2015 $12,638 $734
2016 $12,464 $730
2017 $13,913 $758
2018 $15,658 $772
2019 $15,875 $810
2020 $16,151 $779
2021 $18,636 $830
2022 $18,891 $975
2023 $22,145 $1,027
2024 $25,023 $1,000

Poland vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Rwanda
1950 58.3 43.2
1951 58.9 43.5
1952 59.7 43.8
1953 61.3 44.1
1954 62.3 44.4
1955 63.1 44.8
1956 63.4 45.2
1957 64.4 45.6
1958 64.9 46.1
1959 66.4 46.5
1960 67.1 47
1961 67.8 47.5
1962 68 47.8
1963 68.3 44
1964 68.9 48.1
1965 69.4 48.2
1966 69.7 48.1
1967 69.9 48
1968 69.8 47.7
1969 69.8 47.4
1970 69.6 47.1
1971 69.8 46.8
1972 70.1 46.3
1973 70.7 45.9
1974 70.7 45.6
1975 70.6 45.3
1976 70.4 45.3
1977 70.3 45.6
1978 70.4 46.2
1979 70.2 47.1
1980 70.5 48.1
1981 70.6 49.2
1982 70.9 50.2
1983 70.8 50.9
1984 70.6 51.4
1985 70.5 51.7
1986 70.6 51.7
1987 70.8 51.5
1988 70.8 50.9
1989 70.8 49.5
1990 70.6 47.8
1991 70.7 46.2
1992 70.9 44.4
1993 71.3 42.9
1994 71.7 12.2
1995 72 41.5
1996 72.3 42.5
1997 72.6 42
1998 72.8 43.1
1999 73.2 45.7
2000 73.6 47.8
2001 74.2 49.5
2002 74.5 51.3
2003 74.8 53.5
2004 74.9 55.5
2005 75.1 57
2006 75.3 58.3
2007 75.4 59.5
2008 75.6 60.6
2009 75.9 61.8
2010 76.3 62.8
2011 76.6 63.5
2012 76.8 64.2
2013 77.1 64.7
2014 77.3 65.1
2015 77.6 65.4
2016 77.6 65.7
2017 77.7 66.1
2018 77.6 66.4
2019 77.9 66.7
2020 76.6 67
2021 75.6 66.8
2022 77.9 67.5
2023 78.6 67.8
2024 78.8 68
2025 79 68.2

Poland and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Rwanda
Year Population
Poland Rwanda
1960 29,637,450 3,022,294
1961 29,964,000 3,106,779
1962 30,308,500 3,186,025
1963 30,712,000 3,258,890
1964 31,139,450 3,334,834
1965 31,444,950 3,423,210
1966 31,681,000 3,521,626
1967 31,987,155 3,629,577
1968 32,294,655 3,744,010
1969 32,548,300 3,861,271
1970 32,664,300 3,980,669
1971 32,783,500 4,100,044
1972 33,055,650 4,220,335
1973 33,357,200 4,345,047
1974 33,678,899 4,474,228
1975 34,015,199 4,607,728
1976 34,356,300 4,745,954
1977 34,689,050 4,888,240
1978 34,965,600 5,035,171
1979 35,247,217 5,189,541
1980 35,574,150 5,353,259
1981 35,898,587 5,527,230
1982 36,230,481 5,711,549
1983 36,571,808 5,905,311
1984 36,904,134 6,107,627
1985 37,201,885 6,317,228
1986 37,456,119 6,531,881
1987 37,668,045 6,749,493
1988 37,824,487 6,968,071
1989 37,961,529 7,184,706
1990 38,110,782 7,375,307
1991 38,246,193 7,526,966
1992 38,363,667 7,683,266
1993 38,461,408 7,981,132
1994 38,542,652 6,792,352
1995 38,594,998 5,674,118
1996 38,624,370 6,708,764
1997 38,649,660 7,755,238
1998 38,663,481 8,081,681
1999 38,660,271 8,147,912
2000 38,258,629 8,213,931
2001 38,248,076 8,287,094
2002 38,230,364 8,400,180
2003 38,204,570 8,586,875
2004 38,182,222 8,816,844
2005 38,165,445 9,054,528
2006 38,141,267 9,299,246
2007 38,120,560 9,549,933
2008 38,125,759 9,804,269
2009 38,151,603 10,060,432
2010 38,042,794 10,317,553
2011 38,063,255 10,573,733
2012 38,063,164 10,829,901
2013 38,040,196 11,093,340
2014 38,011,735 11,364,757
2015 37,986,412 11,640,022
2016 37,970,087 11,919,183
2017 37,974,826 12,202,060
2018 37,974,750 12,487,996
2019 37,965,475 12,776,103
2020 37,515,748 13,065,837
2021 36,981,559 13,355,260
2022 36,821,749 13,651,030
2023 36,687,353 13,954,471
2024 36,554,707 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Poland and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Poland

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Poland Rwanda
1960 2.98 8.28
1961 2.83 8.28
1962 2.72 8.27
1963 2.7 8.27
1964 2.57 8.27
1965 2.52 8.25
1966 2.34 8.23
1967 2.33 8.21
1968 2.24 8.19
1969 2.2 8.18
1970 2.2 8.15
1971 2.25 8.09
1972 2.24 8.09
1973 2.26 8.09
1974 2.26 8.1
1975 2.27 8.1
1976 2.3 8.12
1977 2.23 8.14
1978 2.21 8.16
1979 2.28 8.13
1980 2.28 8.12
1981 2.24 8.1
1982 2.34 8.06
1983 2.42 8
1984 2.37 7.91
1985 2.33 7.79
1986 2.22 7.61
1987 2.15 7.43
1988 2.13 7.23
1989 2.08 7.03
1990 2.06 6.8
1991 2.07 6.62
1992 1.95 6.54
1993 1.87 6.48
1994 1.81 6.42
1995 1.62 6.35
1996 1.59 6.29
1997 1.51 6.24
1998 1.44 6.17
1999 1.37 6.06
2000 1.37 5.97
2001 1.31 5.89
2002 1.25 5.82
2003 1.22 5.74
2004 1.23 5.64
2005 1.24 5.5
2006 1.27 5.34
2007 1.31 5.14
2008 1.39 4.92
2009 1.4 4.71
2010 1.41 4.52
2011 1.33 4.33
2012 1.33 4.2
2013 1.29 4.14
2014 1.32 4.12
2015 1.32 4.11
2016 1.39 4.11
2017 1.48 4.08
2018 1.46 4.05
2019 1.44 3.99
2020 1.39 3.91
2021 1.33 3.84
2022 1.29 3.78
2023 1.16 3.7

Poland and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Poland Rwanda
1960 26.6 15.5
1961 26.8 15.1
1962 26.9 14.9
1963 27.1 14.8
1964 27.3 14.7
1965 27.5 14.8
1966 27.7 14.9
1967 27.8 15.1
1968 28 15.3
1969 28.1 15.5
1970 28.2 15.7
1971 28.4 15.9
1972 28.5 16
1973 28.5 16.2
1974 28.6 16.3
1975 28.6 16.4
1976 28.7 16.5
1977 28.9 16.6
1978 29.1 16.6
1979 29.3 16.5
1980 29.5 16.5
1981 29.8 16.4
1982 30.1 16.2
1983 30.3 16.1
1984 30.6 16
1985 30.8 15.8
1986 31.1 15.7
1987 31.4 15.6
1988 31.7 15.6
1989 32.1 15.5
1990 32.4 15.5
1991 32.6 15.5
1992 32.9 15.6
1993 33.2 15.7
1994 33.5 15
1995 33.9 14.3
1996 34.2 14.6
1997 34.4 14.8
1998 34.7 15.3
1999 35 15.8
2000 35.2 16.3
2001 35.5 16.8
2002 35.8 17.1
2003 36 17.4
2004 36.3 17.6
2005 36.6 17.8
2006 36.9 18
2007 37.2 18.1
2008 37.5 18.3
2009 37.8 18.4
2010 38.1 18.5
2011 38.2 18.7
2012 38.4 18.8
2013 38.7 19
2014 39 19.1
2015 39.3 19.3
2016 39.7 19.4
2017 40 19.6
2018 40.4 19.7
2019 40.8 19.8
2020 41.1 19.9
2021 41.5 20
2022 41.9 20.3
2023 42.4 20.5
2024 42.9 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Poland Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Poland Rwanda
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
49.1%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
34.2%
2023

Health

Poland Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Rwanda
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
2,920 mi
2021

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