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Poland vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 69th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Poland South Sudan
Population
36176920
12387398
Population rank 46/197 81/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 21/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 48/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$506B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 41/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Poland and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Poland and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Poland

South Sudan
Year GDP
Poland South Sudan
1990 $65,977,748,211 -
1991 $85,500,935,935 -
1992 $94,337,050,693 -
1993 $96,043,157,273 -
1994 $110,803,635,288 -
1995 $142,838,527,115 -
1996 $160,813,026,223 -
1997 $159,893,964,917 -
1998 $175,282,269,667 -
1999 $170,704,452,715 -
2000 $172,953,527,033 -
2001 $191,823,200,371 -
2002 $199,694,463,256 -
2003 $218,561,225,998 -
2004 $256,268,656,145 -
2005 $306,999,913,151 -
2006 $345,897,630,736 -
2007 $429,715,132,138 -
2008 $535,612,030,672 $14,586,253,383
2009 $440,891,472,247 $12,231,264,525
2010 $478,111,630,684 $14,602,072,411
2011 $527,848,543,023 $14,907,308,933
2012 $498,148,649,703 $11,931,472,169
2013 $518,179,836,405 $18,426,469,017
2014 $542,134,167,179 $13,962,212,847
2015 $480,054,118,583 $11,997,800,760
2016 $473,259,623,976 -
2017 $528,356,723,263 -
2018 $594,616,632,477 -
2019 $602,683,770,145 -
2020 $605,914,186,118 -
2021 $689,170,171,187 -
2022 $695,607,522,885 -
2023 $812,451,128,979 -
2024 $914,696,430,325 -

Poland and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Poland South Sudan
1990 $1,731 -
1991 $2,236 -
1992 $2,459 -
1993 $2,497 -
1994 $2,875 -
1995 $3,701 -
1996 $4,164 -
1997 $4,137 -
1998 $4,534 -
1999 $4,416 -
2000 $4,521 -
2001 $5,015 -
2002 $5,223 -
2003 $5,721 -
2004 $6,712 -
2005 $8,044 -
2006 $9,069 -
2007 $11,273 -
2008 $14,049 $1,654
2009 $11,556 $1,323
2010 $12,568 $1,498
2011 $13,868 $1,449
2012 $13,087 $1,109
2013 $13,622 $1,650
2014 $14,262 $1,243
2015 $12,638 $1,080
2016 $12,464 -
2017 $13,913 -
2018 $15,658 -
2019 $15,875 -
2020 $16,151 -
2021 $18,636 -
2022 $18,891 -
2023 $22,145 -
2024 $25,023 -

Poland vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland South Sudan
1950 58.3 30.2
1951 58.9 30.6
1952 59.7 31
1953 61.3 31.4
1954 62.3 31.7
1955 63.1 32
1956 63.4 31.6
1957 64.4 30.9
1958 64.9 27.6
1959 66.4 27.8
1960 67.1 28.1
1961 67.8 28.3
1962 68 28.5
1963 68.3 28.2
1964 68.9 32.5
1965 69.4 28.8
1966 69.7 25.6
1967 69.9 25.9
1968 69.8 26.1
1969 69.8 25.4
1970 69.6 25.6
1971 69.8 31
1972 70.1 31.3
1973 70.7 36.3
1974 70.7 36.6
1975 70.6 36.9
1976 70.4 37.1
1977 70.3 37.4
1978 70.4 37.6
1979 70.2 37.8
1980 70.5 38
1981 70.6 38.3
1982 70.9 38.7
1983 70.8 34.7
1984 70.6 31.8
1985 70.5 32.4
1986 70.6 32.8
1987 70.8 20.7
1988 70.8 11
1989 70.8 28.2
1990 70.6 28.6
1991 70.7 29.2
1992 70.9 21.9
1993 71.3 22.3
1994 71.7 44.9
1995 72 31.5
1996 72.3 32.1
1997 72.6 33.1
1998 72.8 19
1999 73.2 44.5
2000 73.6 47.6
2001 74.2 48.6
2002 74.5 49.4
2003 74.8 52.3
2004 74.9 53.1
2005 75.1 54
2006 75.3 54.7
2007 75.4 55.4
2008 75.6 56.3
2009 75.9 56.8
2010 76.3 57.5
2011 76.6 57.7
2012 76.8 58.2
2013 77.1 58.3
2014 77.3 45.6
2015 77.6 39.8
2016 77.6 36.7
2017 77.7 35.4
2018 77.6 51.9
2019 77.9 58.1
2020 76.6 57.6
2021 75.6 57
2022 77.9 57.2
2023 78.6 57.6
2024 78.8 57.7
2025 79 57.9

Poland and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

South Sudan
Year Population
Poland South Sudan
1960 29,637,450 2,931,559
1961 29,964,000 2,976,724
1962 30,308,500 3,024,308
1963 30,712,000 3,072,669
1964 31,139,450 3,129,918
1965 31,444,950 3,189,835
1966 31,681,000 3,236,423
1967 31,987,155 3,277,648
1968 32,294,655 3,321,528
1969 32,548,300 3,365,533
1970 32,664,300 3,409,614
1971 32,783,500 3,468,646
1972 33,055,650 3,542,497
1973 33,357,200 3,627,383
1974 33,678,899 3,723,259
1975 34,015,199 3,821,494
1976 34,356,300 3,921,910
1977 34,689,050 4,024,032
1978 34,965,600 4,127,657
1979 35,247,217 4,232,605
1980 35,574,150 4,339,030
1981 35,898,587 4,447,272
1982 36,230,481 4,557,686
1983 36,571,808 4,661,574
1984 36,904,134 4,750,627
1985 37,201,885 4,834,296
1986 37,456,119 4,921,240
1987 37,668,045 4,962,395
1988 37,824,487 4,848,029
1989 37,961,529 4,713,229
1990 38,110,782 4,737,633
1991 38,246,193 4,836,677
1992 38,363,667 4,909,749
1993 38,461,408 4,956,002
1994 38,542,652 5,071,184
1995 38,594,998 5,225,836
1996 38,624,370 5,356,925
1997 38,649,660 5,509,136
1998 38,663,481 5,620,068
1999 38,660,271 5,771,628
2000 38,258,629 6,032,267
2001 38,248,076 6,308,391
2002 38,230,364 6,596,806
2003 38,204,570 6,903,127
2004 38,182,222 7,233,041
2005 38,165,445 7,590,143
2006 38,141,267 7,976,526
2007 38,120,560 8,388,788
2008 38,125,759 8,817,647
2009 38,151,603 9,243,556
2010 38,042,794 9,745,953
2011 38,063,255 10,288,109
2012 38,063,164 10,756,240
2013 38,040,196 11,166,275
2014 38,011,735 11,235,073
2015 37,986,412 11,107,561
2016 37,970,087 10,830,102
2017 37,974,826 10,259,154
2018 37,974,750 10,122,977
2019 37,965,475 10,423,384
2020 37,515,748 10,698,467
2021 36,981,559 10,865,780
2022 36,821,749 11,021,177
2023 36,687,353 11,483,374
2024 36,554,707 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Poland and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Poland

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Poland South Sudan
1960 2.98 7.16
1961 2.83 7.18
1962 2.72 7.2
1963 2.7 7.2
1964 2.57 7.22
1965 2.52 7.22
1966 2.34 7.25
1967 2.33 7.26
1968 2.24 7.26
1969 2.2 7.28
1970 2.2 7.29
1971 2.25 7.3
1972 2.24 7.31
1973 2.26 7.31
1974 2.26 7.31
1975 2.27 7.33
1976 2.3 7.33
1977 2.23 7.33
1978 2.21 7.33
1979 2.28 7.32
1980 2.28 7.33
1981 2.24 7.33
1982 2.34 7.34
1983 2.42 7.34
1984 2.37 7.35
1985 2.33 7.36
1986 2.22 7.38
1987 2.15 7.39
1988 2.13 7.38
1989 2.08 7.37
1990 2.06 7.38
1991 2.07 7.38
1992 1.95 7.37
1993 1.87 7.36
1994 1.81 7.35
1995 1.62 7.34
1996 1.59 7.32
1997 1.51 7.2
1998 1.44 7.08
1999 1.37 6.94
2000 1.37 6.8
2001 1.31 6.65
2002 1.25 6.52
2003 1.22 6.35
2004 1.23 6.19
2005 1.24 6.02
2006 1.27 5.85
2007 1.31 5.7
2008 1.39 5.57
2009 1.4 5.45
2010 1.41 5.32
2011 1.33 5.19
2012 1.33 5.06
2013 1.29 4.94
2014 1.32 4.82
2015 1.32 4.7
2016 1.39 4.58
2017 1.48 4.48
2018 1.46 4.37
2019 1.44 4.26
2020 1.39 4.16
2021 1.33 4.05
2022 1.29 3.96
2023 1.16 3.86

Poland and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Poland

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Poland South Sudan
1960 26.6 18.6
1961 26.8 18.5
1962 26.9 18.5
1963 27.1 18.4
1964 27.3 18.4
1965 27.5 18.3
1966 27.7 18.3
1967 27.8 18.2
1968 28 18
1969 28.1 17.9
1970 28.2 17.7
1971 28.4 17.6
1972 28.5 17.5
1973 28.5 17.5
1974 28.6 17.4
1975 28.6 17.4
1976 28.7 17.3
1977 28.9 17.2
1978 29.1 17.2
1979 29.3 17.1
1980 29.5 17.1
1981 29.8 17
1982 30.1 16.9
1983 30.3 16.8
1984 30.6 16.8
1985 30.8 16.7
1986 31.1 16.6
1987 31.4 16.5
1988 31.7 16.8
1989 32.1 17.1
1990 32.4 17
1991 32.6 17
1992 32.9 17
1993 33.2 16.9
1994 33.5 16.9
1995 33.9 16.9
1996 34.2 16.9
1997 34.4 16.9
1998 34.7 17
1999 35 17.1
2000 35.2 17.2
2001 35.5 17.3
2002 35.8 17.3
2003 36 17.3
2004 36.3 17.4
2005 36.6 17.6
2006 36.9 17.8
2007 37.2 18
2008 37.5 18.2
2009 37.8 18.4
2010 38.1 18.7
2011 38.2 19
2012 38.4 19.2
2013 38.7 19.3
2014 39 19
2015 39.3 18.6
2016 39.7 18.2
2017 40 17.4
2018 40.4 17.3
2019 40.8 17.8
2020 41.1 18.2
2021 41.5 18.4
2022 41.9 18.7
2023 42.4 19
2024 42.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
1.8%
2016
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Poland South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Poland South Sudan
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
49.1%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
9.27%
2020

Health

Poland South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$17
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Poland South Sudan
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
n/a

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