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Poland vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 69th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Sudan
Population
36176920
52963918
Population rank 46/197 29/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Poland and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Poland and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Poland

Sudan
Year GDP
Poland Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 - $2,100,229,759
1971 - $2,288,340,041
1972 - $2,483,055,722
1973 - $3,077,254,460
1974 - $3,958,931,660
1975 - $4,823,090,192
1976 - $6,013,210,816
1977 - $7,499,005,639
1978 - $8,128,719,315
1979 - $8,418,407,787
1980 - $8,951,800,000
1981 - $10,753,888,154
1982 - $8,732,542,274
1983 - $8,230,153,846
1984 - $10,447,615,385
1985 - $8,075,259,600
1986 - $10,092,200,000
1987 - $12,093,333,333
1988 - $14,372,555,556
1989 - $21,408,111,111
1990 $65,977,748,211 $33,641,222,222
1991 $85,500,935,935 $44,171,194,366
1992 $94,337,050,693 $7,031,933,492
1993 $96,043,157,273 $8,881,005,436
1994 $110,803,635,288 $12,793,794,737
1995 $142,838,527,115 $13,830,363,900
1996 $160,813,026,223 $9,018,300,725
1997 $159,893,964,917 $11,681,175,864
1998 $175,282,269,667 $11,250,221,537
1999 $170,704,452,715 $10,682,028,340
2000 $172,953,527,033 $12,257,299,147
2001 $191,823,200,371 $15,716,361,792
2002 $199,694,463,256 $18,137,128,388
2003 $218,561,225,998 $21,355,298,460
2004 $256,268,656,145 $26,646,007,251
2005 $306,999,913,151 $35,182,711,988
2006 $345,897,630,736 $45,263,831,634
2007 $429,715,132,138 $59,440,139,775
2008 $535,612,030,672 $64,833,083,257
2009 $440,891,472,247 $51,621,044,077
2010 $478,111,630,684 $58,962,978,034
2011 $527,848,543,023 $55,018,567,211
2012 $498,148,649,703 $37,632,919,967
2013 $518,179,836,405 $43,024,018,082
2014 $542,134,167,179 $49,516,748,618
2015 $480,054,118,583 $51,726,758,677
2016 $473,259,623,976 $42,630,376,000
2017 $528,356,723,263 $41,283,617,976
2018 $594,616,632,477 $32,333,780,383
2019 $602,683,770,145 $32,338,079,165
2020 $605,914,186,118 $27,034,593,750
2021 $689,170,171,187 $34,229,513,775
2022 $695,607,522,885 $51,666,875,363
2023 $812,451,128,979 $39,898,289,821
2024 $914,696,430,325 $49,909,807,030

Poland and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Poland Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 - $179.6
1971 - $189
1972 - $198.2
1973 - $235.8
1974 - $291.5
1975 - $343
1976 - $413
1977 - $497
1978 - $518
1979 - $515
1980 - $525
1981 - $605
1982 - $472
1983 - $431
1984 - $534
1985 - $406
1986 - $497
1987 - $584
1988 - $680
1989 - $992
1990 $1,731 $1,528
1991 $2,236 $1,966
1992 $2,459 $307
1993 $2,497 $379
1994 $2,875 $532
1995 $3,701 $561
1996 $4,164 $357
1997 $4,137 $453
1998 $4,534 $425
1999 $4,416 $394
2000 $4,521 $441
2001 $5,015 $551
2002 $5,223 $621
2003 $5,721 $714
2004 $6,712 $872
2005 $8,044 $1,125
2006 $9,069 $1,415
2007 $11,273 $1,814
2008 $14,049 $1,928
2009 $11,556 $1,493
2010 $12,568 $1,665
2011 $13,868 $1,522
2012 $13,087 $1,019
2013 $13,622 $1,139
2014 $14,262 $1,275
2015 $12,638 $1,292
2016 $12,464 $1,033
2017 $13,913 $967
2018 $15,658 $731
2019 $15,875 $710
2020 $16,151 $578
2021 $18,636 $712
2022 $18,891 $1,046
2023 $22,145 $797
2024 $25,023 $989

Poland vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Sudan
1950 58.3 45.8
1951 58.9 46.2
1952 59.7 46.5
1953 61.3 46.9
1954 62.3 47.3
1955 63.1 47.7
1956 63.4 48.1
1957 64.4 48.5
1958 64.9 48.9
1959 66.4 49.2
1960 67.1 49.6
1961 67.8 50
1962 68 50.4
1963 68.3 50.8
1964 68.9 50.9
1965 69.4 51
1966 69.7 51.3
1967 69.9 51.5
1968 69.8 51.8
1969 69.8 52
1970 69.6 52.3
1971 69.8 52.5
1972 70.1 52.8
1973 70.7 53
1974 70.7 53.2
1975 70.6 53.3
1976 70.4 53.3
1977 70.3 53.5
1978 70.4 53.3
1979 70.2 53.4
1980 70.5 54.1
1981 70.6 54.4
1982 70.9 54.4
1983 70.8 49.6
1984 70.6 49.8
1985 70.5 50
1986 70.6 54.6
1987 70.8 54.7
1988 70.8 55
1989 70.8 54.9
1990 70.6 55.5
1991 70.7 55.6
1992 70.9 56
1993 71.3 56.1
1994 71.7 57
1995 72 57.4
1996 72.3 57.6
1997 72.6 58.1
1998 72.8 58.3
1999 73.2 58.6
2000 73.6 58.9
2001 74.2 59.3
2002 74.5 59.3
2003 74.8 58.3
2004 74.9 56.8
2005 75.1 57.2
2006 75.3 60.4
2007 75.4 61.4
2008 75.6 61.3
2009 75.9 62.7
2010 76.3 63
2011 76.6 63.2
2012 76.8 63.4
2013 77.1 63.4
2014 77.3 64
2015 77.6 64.4
2016 77.6 64.7
2017 77.7 65.1
2018 77.6 65.5
2019 77.9 65.8
2020 76.6 65.1
2021 75.6 64.5
2022 77.9 65.7
2023 78.6 66.3
2024 78.8 66.5
2025 79 66.7

Poland and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Sudan
Year Population
Poland Sudan
1960 29,637,450 8,364,489
1961 29,964,000 8,634,941
1962 30,308,500 8,919,028
1963 30,712,000 9,218,077
1964 31,139,450 9,531,109
1965 31,444,950 9,858,030
1966 31,681,000 10,197,578
1967 31,987,155 10,550,597
1968 32,294,655 10,917,999
1969 32,548,300 11,298,936
1970 32,664,300 11,695,771
1971 32,783,500 12,105,539
1972 33,055,650 12,527,856
1973 33,357,200 13,049,315
1974 33,678,899 13,580,723
1975 34,015,199 14,064,798
1976 34,356,300 14,569,716
1977 34,689,050 15,086,614
1978 34,965,600 15,695,003
1979 35,247,217 16,355,352
1980 35,574,150 17,058,905
1981 35,898,587 17,780,572
1982 36,230,481 18,486,645
1983 36,571,808 19,109,770
1984 36,904,134 19,546,528
1985 37,201,885 19,905,872
1986 37,456,119 20,288,238
1987 37,668,045 20,704,904
1988 37,824,487 21,138,431
1989 37,961,529 21,578,022
1990 38,110,782 22,021,481
1991 38,246,193 22,470,676
1992 38,363,667 22,927,355
1993 38,461,408 23,445,592
1994 38,542,652 24,043,948
1995 38,594,998 24,672,143
1996 38,624,370 25,231,528
1997 38,649,660 25,799,821
1998 38,663,481 26,458,999
1999 38,660,271 27,130,613
2000 38,258,629 27,816,745
2001 38,248,076 28,516,770
2002 38,230,364 29,228,727
2003 38,204,570 29,896,035
2004 38,182,222 30,556,637
2005 38,165,445 31,262,444
2006 38,141,267 31,992,435
2007 38,120,560 32,764,135
2008 38,125,759 33,623,980
2009 38,151,603 34,569,113
2010 38,042,794 35,414,399
2011 38,063,255 36,140,806
2012 38,063,164 36,923,178
2013 38,040,196 37,785,849
2014 38,011,735 38,823,318
2015 37,986,412 40,024,431
2016 37,970,087 41,259,892
2017 37,974,826 42,714,306
2018 37,974,750 44,230,596
2019 37,965,475 45,548,175
2020 37,515,748 46,789,231
2021 36,981,559 48,066,924
2022 36,821,749 49,383,346
2023 36,687,353 50,042,791
2024 36,554,707 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Poland and Sudan

Fertility rate
Poland

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Poland Sudan
1960 2.98 6.66
1961 2.83 6.66
1962 2.72 6.7
1963 2.7 6.76
1964 2.57 6.8
1965 2.52 6.84
1966 2.34 6.88
1967 2.33 6.91
1968 2.24 6.95
1969 2.2 6.97
1970 2.2 6.99
1971 2.25 7.02
1972 2.24 6.98
1973 2.26 6.94
1974 2.26 6.91
1975 2.27 6.87
1976 2.3 6.82
1977 2.23 6.78
1978 2.21 6.72
1979 2.28 6.65
1980 2.28 6.59
1981 2.24 6.53
1982 2.34 6.47
1983 2.42 6.41
1984 2.37 6.34
1985 2.33 6.28
1986 2.22 6.23
1987 2.15 6.18
1988 2.13 6.13
1989 2.08 6.11
1990 2.06 6.07
1991 2.07 6.05
1992 1.95 6.02
1993 1.87 5.97
1994 1.81 5.91
1995 1.62 5.86
1996 1.59 5.79
1997 1.51 5.72
1998 1.44 5.65
1999 1.37 5.62
2000 1.37 5.6
2001 1.31 5.56
2002 1.25 5.53
2003 1.22 5.49
2004 1.23 5.46
2005 1.24 5.4
2006 1.27 5.33
2007 1.31 5.27
2008 1.39 5.21
2009 1.4 5.17
2010 1.41 5.14
2011 1.33 5.09
2012 1.33 5.03
2013 1.29 4.97
2014 1.32 4.91
2015 1.32 4.9
2016 1.39 4.83
2017 1.48 4.76
2018 1.46 4.68
2019 1.44 4.62
2020 1.39 4.54
2021 1.33 4.46
2022 1.29 4.38
2023 1.16 4.32

Poland and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Poland Sudan
1960 26.6 16.7
1961 26.8 16.7
1962 26.9 16.7
1963 27.1 16.6
1964 27.3 16.5
1965 27.5 16.5
1966 27.7 16.4
1967 27.8 16.4
1968 28 16.3
1969 28.1 16.3
1970 28.2 16.2
1971 28.4 16.2
1972 28.5 16.1
1973 28.5 16
1974 28.6 15.9
1975 28.6 16
1976 28.7 16
1977 28.9 16.1
1978 29.1 16.2
1979 29.3 16.4
1980 29.5 16.5
1981 29.8 16.6
1982 30.1 16.7
1983 30.3 16.7
1984 30.6 16.8
1985 30.8 16.8
1986 31.1 16.8
1987 31.4 16.9
1988 31.7 16.9
1989 32.1 16.8
1990 32.4 16.8
1991 32.6 16.8
1992 32.9 16.8
1993 33.2 16.8
1994 33.5 16.8
1995 33.9 16.8
1996 34.2 16.8
1997 34.4 16.8
1998 34.7 16.8
1999 35 16.9
2000 35.2 16.9
2001 35.5 17
2002 35.8 17
2003 36 17.1
2004 36.3 17.1
2005 36.6 17.1
2006 36.9 17.2
2007 37.2 17.3
2008 37.5 17.3
2009 37.8 17.4
2010 38.1 17.5
2011 38.2 17.4
2012 38.4 17.5
2013 38.7 17.5
2014 39 17.7
2015 39.3 17.9
2016 39.7 18.1
2017 40 18.3
2018 40.4 18.6
2019 40.8 18.7
2020 41.1 18.9
2021 41.5 19
2022 41.9 19.2
2023 42.4 19.3
2024 42.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3.2%
2014
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
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Poland Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Poland Sudan
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
60.7%
2018
English speaking
49.1%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
26.4%
2020

Health

Poland Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Sudan
% of world land
0.21%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
19,263 mi
2019

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