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Poland vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 69th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Switzerland
Population
36176920
9112950
Population rank 46/197 100/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Poland and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Poland and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Poland

Switzerland
Year GDP
Poland Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 - $215,540,625,299
1989 - $208,105,846,934
1990 $65,977,748,211 $265,763,573,999
1991 $85,500,935,935 $268,901,693,863
1992 $94,337,050,693 $279,921,425,828
1993 $96,043,157,273 $272,237,527,071
1994 $110,803,635,288 $301,375,055,202
1995 $142,838,527,115 $352,835,806,342
1996 $160,813,026,223 $340,103,959,547
1997 $159,893,964,917 $294,788,198,856
1998 $175,282,269,667 $303,459,014,347
1999 $170,704,452,715 $297,873,643,323
2000 $172,953,527,033 $279,216,033,870
2001 $191,823,200,371 $286,582,672,434
2002 $199,694,463,256 $309,301,422,430
2003 $218,561,225,998 $362,075,086,508
2004 $256,268,656,145 $403,912,891,033
2005 $306,999,913,151 $418,284,865,885
2006 $345,897,630,736 $441,634,672,197
2007 $429,715,132,138 $490,740,715,595
2008 $535,612,030,672 $567,267,767,519
2009 $440,891,472,247 $554,212,916,092
2010 $478,111,630,684 $598,851,027,948
2011 $527,848,543,023 $715,888,126,682
2012 $498,148,649,703 $686,420,221,558
2013 $518,179,836,405 $706,234,937,371
2014 $542,134,167,179 $726,537,809,430
2015 $480,054,118,583 $694,118,186,380
2016 $473,259,623,976 $687,895,460,903
2017 $528,356,723,263 $695,200,834,102
2018 $594,616,632,477 $725,568,717,468
2019 $602,683,770,145 $721,369,112,727
2020 $605,914,186,118 $741,999,406,006
2021 $689,170,171,187 $815,309,330,987
2022 $695,607,522,885 $828,508,926,958
2023 $812,451,128,979 $894,424,821,645
2024 $914,696,430,325 $936,564,198,049

Poland and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Poland Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 - $32,690
1989 - $31,309
1990 $1,731 $39,575
1991 $2,236 $39,544
1992 $2,459 $40,714
1993 $2,497 $39,237
1994 $2,875 $43,092
1995 $3,701 $50,114
1996 $4,164 $48,093
1997 $4,137 $41,584
1998 $4,534 $42,681
1999 $4,416 $41,696
2000 $4,521 $38,865
2001 $5,015 $39,639
2002 $5,223 $42,459
2003 $5,721 $49,336
2004 $6,712 $54,659
2005 $8,044 $56,243
2006 $9,069 $59,011
2007 $11,273 $64,989
2008 $14,049 $74,175
2009 $11,556 $71,568
2010 $12,568 $76,531
2011 $13,868 $90,477
2012 $13,087 $85,836
2013 $13,622 $87,304
2014 $14,262 $88,725
2015 $12,638 $83,806
2016 $12,464 $82,153
2017 $13,913 $82,254
2018 $15,658 $85,217
2019 $15,875 $84,122
2020 $16,151 $85,898
2021 $18,636 $93,665
2022 $18,891 $94,395
2023 $22,145 $100,632
2024 $25,023 $103,670

Poland vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Switzerland
1950 58.3 68.9
1951 58.9 68.7
1952 59.7 69.6
1953 61.3 69.5
1954 62.3 70
1955 63.1 70.1
1956 63.4 70.2
1957 64.4 70.5
1958 64.9 71.3
1959 66.4 71.5
1960 67.1 71.4
1961 67.8 71.7
1962 68 71.3
1963 68.3 71.3
1964 68.9 72.2
1965 69.4 72.3
1966 69.7 72.4
1967 69.9 72.7
1968 69.8 72.7
1969 69.8 72.7
1970 69.6 73.1
1971 69.8 73.2
1972 70.1 73.8
1973 70.7 74.1
1974 70.7 74.4
1975 70.6 74.8
1976 70.4 74.9
1977 70.3 75.4
1978 70.4 75.3
1979 70.2 75.6
1980 70.5 75.6
1981 70.6 75.8
1982 70.9 76.2
1983 70.8 76.2
1984 70.6 76.8
1985 70.5 76.9
1986 70.6 77
1987 70.8 77.3
1988 70.8 77.4
1989 70.8 77.6
1990 70.6 77.4
1991 70.7 77.6
1992 70.9 77.9
1993 71.3 78.2
1994 71.7 78.5
1995 72 78.6
1996 72.3 79
1997 72.6 79.2
1998 72.8 79.5
1999 73.2 79.7
2000 73.6 79.8
2001 74.2 80.3
2002 74.5 80.4
2003 74.8 80.5
2004 74.9 81.1
2005 75.1 81.2
2006 75.3 81.5
2007 75.4 81.7
2008 75.6 82
2009 75.9 82
2010 76.3 82.3
2011 76.6 82.6
2012 76.8 82.6
2013 77.1 82.7
2014 77.3 83.1
2015 77.6 82.8
2016 77.6 83.4
2017 77.7 83.4
2018 77.6 83.6
2019 77.9 83.8
2020 76.6 83.1
2021 75.6 83.6
2022 77.9 83.2
2023 78.6 84
2024 78.8 84.1
2025 79 84.2

Poland and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Switzerland
Year Population
Poland Switzerland
1960 29,637,450 5,327,827
1961 29,964,000 5,434,294
1962 30,308,500 5,573,815
1963 30,712,000 5,694,247
1964 31,139,450 5,789,228
1965 31,444,950 5,856,472
1966 31,681,000 5,918,002
1967 31,987,155 5,991,785
1968 32,294,655 6,067,714
1969 32,548,300 6,136,387
1970 32,664,300 6,180,877
1971 32,783,500 6,213,399
1972 33,055,650 6,260,956
1973 33,357,200 6,307,347
1974 33,678,899 6,341,405
1975 34,015,199 6,338,632
1976 34,356,300 6,302,504
1977 34,689,050 6,281,174
1978 34,965,600 6,281,738
1979 35,247,217 6,294,365
1980 35,574,150 6,319,408
1981 35,898,587 6,354,074
1982 36,230,481 6,391,309
1983 36,571,808 6,418,773
1984 36,904,134 6,441,865
1985 37,201,885 6,470,365
1986 37,456,119 6,504,124
1987 37,668,045 6,545,106
1988 37,824,487 6,593,386
1989 37,961,529 6,646,912
1990 38,110,782 6,715,519
1991 38,246,193 6,799,978
1992 38,363,667 6,875,364
1993 38,461,408 6,938,265
1994 38,542,652 6,993,795
1995 38,594,998 7,040,687
1996 38,624,370 7,071,850
1997 38,649,660 7,088,906
1998 38,663,481 7,110,001
1999 38,660,271 7,143,991
2000 38,258,629 7,184,250
2001 38,248,076 7,229,854
2002 38,230,364 7,284,753
2003 38,204,570 7,339,001
2004 38,182,222 7,389,625
2005 38,165,445 7,437,115
2006 38,141,267 7,483,934
2007 38,120,560 7,551,117
2008 38,125,759 7,647,675
2009 38,151,603 7,743,831
2010 38,042,794 7,824,909
2011 38,063,255 7,912,398
2012 38,063,164 7,996,861
2013 38,040,196 8,089,346
2014 38,011,735 8,188,649
2015 37,986,412 8,282,396
2016 37,970,087 8,373,338
2017 37,974,826 8,451,840
2018 37,974,750 8,514,329
2019 37,965,475 8,575,280
2020 37,515,748 8,638,167
2021 36,981,559 8,704,546
2022 36,821,749 8,777,088
2023 36,687,353 8,888,093
2024 36,554,707 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Poland and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Poland

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Poland Switzerland
1960 2.98 2.44
1961 2.83 2.52
1962 2.72 2.58
1963 2.7 2.65
1964 2.57 2.66
1965 2.52 2.59
1966 2.34 2.5
1967 2.33 2.39
1968 2.24 2.29
1969 2.2 2.19
1970 2.2 2.1
1971 2.25 2.04
1972 2.24 1.91
1973 2.26 1.81
1974 2.26 1.73
1975 2.27 1.61
1976 2.3 1.55
1977 2.23 1.53
1978 2.21 1.51
1979 2.28 1.52
1980 2.28 1.55
1981 2.24 1.55
1982 2.34 1.56
1983 2.42 1.52
1984 2.37 1.53
1985 2.33 1.52
1986 2.22 1.53
1987 2.15 1.52
1988 2.13 1.57
1989 2.08 1.56
1990 2.06 1.58
1991 2.07 1.58
1992 1.95 1.58
1993 1.87 1.51
1994 1.81 1.49
1995 1.62 1.48
1996 1.59 1.5
1997 1.51 1.48
1998 1.44 1.47
1999 1.37 1.48
2000 1.37 1.5
2001 1.31 1.38
2002 1.25 1.39
2003 1.22 1.39
2004 1.23 1.42
2005 1.24 1.42
2006 1.27 1.44
2007 1.31 1.46
2008 1.39 1.48
2009 1.4 1.5
2010 1.41 1.52
2011 1.33 1.52
2012 1.33 1.52
2013 1.29 1.52
2014 1.32 1.54
2015 1.32 1.54
2016 1.39 1.54
2017 1.48 1.52
2018 1.46 1.52
2019 1.44 1.48
2020 1.39 1.46
2021 1.33 1.52
2022 1.29 1.39
2023 1.16 1.33

Poland and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Poland Switzerland
1960 26.6 32.6
1961 26.8 32.4
1962 26.9 32
1963 27.1 31.7
1964 27.3 31.5
1965 27.5 31.6
1966 27.7 31.6
1967 27.8 31.6
1968 28 31.7
1969 28.1 31.7
1970 28.2 32
1971 28.4 32.2
1972 28.5 32.3
1973 28.5 32.5
1974 28.6 32.7
1975 28.6 33.1
1976 28.7 33.5
1977 28.9 33.8
1978 29.1 34.2
1979 29.3 34.5
1980 29.5 34.8
1981 29.8 35
1982 30.1 35.3
1983 30.3 35.6
1984 30.6 35.9
1985 30.8 36.1
1986 31.1 36.3
1987 31.4 36.5
1988 31.7 36.7
1989 32.1 36.8
1990 32.4 36.9
1991 32.6 36.9
1992 32.9 36.9
1993 33.2 37
1994 33.5 37.1
1995 33.9 37.3
1996 34.2 37.6
1997 34.4 37.9
1998 34.7 38.2
1999 35 38.4
2000 35.2 38.7
2001 35.5 39
2002 35.8 39.3
2003 36 39.6
2004 36.3 39.9
2005 36.6 40.3
2006 36.9 40.6
2007 37.2 40.9
2008 37.5 41.1
2009 37.8 41.3
2010 38.1 41.5
2011 38.2 41.6
2012 38.4 41.8
2013 38.7 42
2014 39 42.1
2015 39.3 42.2
2016 39.7 42.3
2017 40 42.4
2018 40.4 42.5
2019 40.8 42.6
2020 41.1 42.7
2021 41.5 42.8
2022 41.9 43
2023 42.4 43.4
2024 42.9 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Poland Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Switzerland
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
49.1%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
97.3%
2023

Health

Poland Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Switzerland
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
52,266 mi
2021

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