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Poland vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 69th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Syria
Population
36176920
26304877
Population rank 46/197 57/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 21/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 48/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$506B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 41/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$731
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
73 years
2025

Poland and Syria: Comparison Charts

Poland and Syria economies compared

GDP
Poland

Syria
Year GDP
Poland Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 - $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 - $11,356,215,543
1988 - $10,577,041,645
1989 - $9,853,395,762
1990 $65,977,748,211 $12,308,624,418
1991 $85,500,935,935 $12,981,833,333
1992 $94,337,050,693 $13,253,565,861
1993 $96,043,157,273 $13,695,962,055
1994 $110,803,635,288 $10,122,020,000
1995 $142,838,527,115 $11,396,706,587
1996 $160,813,026,223 $13,789,560,878
1997 $159,893,964,917 $14,505,233,463
1998 $175,282,269,667 $15,200,846,154
1999 $170,704,452,715 $15,873,875,969
2000 $172,953,527,033 $18,937,052,543
2001 $191,823,200,371 $20,237,024,725
2002 $199,694,463,256 $20,669,357,462
2003 $218,561,225,998 $21,828,144,686
2004 $256,268,656,145 $25,086,950,495
2005 $306,999,913,151 $28,858,965,517
2006 $345,897,630,736 $33,751,788,856
2007 $429,715,132,138 $40,465,318,382
2008 $535,612,030,672 $52,557,913,569
2009 $440,891,472,247 $54,111,735,629
2010 $478,111,630,684 $61,390,830,875
2011 $527,848,543,023 $67,539,428,159
2012 $498,148,649,703 $43,190,318,033
2013 $518,179,836,405 $21,361,254,635
2014 $542,134,167,179 $21,502,061,466
2015 $480,054,118,583 $16,466,863,117
2016 $473,259,623,976 $12,597,854,877
2017 $528,356,723,263 $16,369,843,352
2018 $594,616,632,477 $21,497,782,868
2019 $602,683,770,145 $22,583,045,060
2020 $605,914,186,118 $12,047,752,036
2021 $689,170,171,187 $14,353,205,678
2022 $695,607,522,885 $23,622,827,080
2023 $812,451,128,979 $19,993,439,950
2024 $914,696,430,325 -

Poland and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Poland Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 - $1,544
1986 - $1,208
1987 - $997
1988 - $898
1989 - $809
1990 $1,731 $978
1991 $2,236 $1,000
1992 $2,459 $990
1993 $2,497 $993
1994 $2,875 $712
1995 $3,701 $780
1996 $4,164 $918
1997 $4,137 $941
1998 $4,534 $961
1999 $4,416 $978
2000 $4,521 $1,138
2001 $5,015 $1,187
2002 $5,223 $1,183
2003 $5,721 $1,220
2004 $6,712 $1,368
2005 $8,044 $1,534
2006 $9,069 $1,719
2007 $11,273 $1,938
2008 $14,049 $2,429
2009 $11,556 $2,462
2010 $12,568 $2,731
2011 $13,868 $2,952
2012 $13,087 $1,898
2013 $13,622 $986
2014 $14,262 $1,061
2015 $12,638 $848
2016 $12,464 $656
2017 $13,913 $852
2018 $15,658 $1,098
2019 $15,875 $1,110
2020 $16,151 $572
2021 $18,636 $664
2022 $18,891 $1,052
2023 $22,145 $847
2024 $25,023 -

Poland vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Syria
1950 58.3 42.5
1951 58.9 43.4
1952 59.7 44.3
1953 61.3 45.3
1954 62.3 46.4
1955 63.1 47.4
1956 63.4 48.5
1957 64.4 49.6
1958 64.9 50.7
1959 66.4 51.7
1960 67.1 52.7
1961 67.8 53.7
1962 68 54.6
1963 68.3 55.4
1964 68.9 56.2
1965 69.4 56.9
1966 69.7 57.6
1967 69.9 58
1968 69.8 59.1
1969 69.8 59.8
1970 69.6 60.6
1971 69.8 61.3
1972 70.1 62
1973 70.7 60.8
1974 70.7 63.4
1975 70.6 64.2
1976 70.4 64.8
1977 70.3 65.4
1978 70.4 65.9
1979 70.2 66.2
1980 70.5 66.5
1981 70.6 64.6
1982 70.9 60.8
1983 70.8 67.4
1984 70.6 67.7
1985 70.5 68
1986 70.6 68.4
1987 70.8 68.8
1988 70.8 69.2
1989 70.8 69.5
1990 70.6 69.8
1991 70.7 70.1
1992 70.9 70.2
1993 71.3 70.3
1994 71.7 70.3
1995 72 70.2
1996 72.3 70.2
1997 72.6 70.2
1998 72.8 70.2
1999 73.2 70.5
2000 73.6 70.9
2001 74.2 71.3
2002 74.5 71.7
2003 74.8 72.2
2004 74.9 72.5
2005 75.1 72.8
2006 75.3 73
2007 75.4 73.3
2008 75.6 73.4
2009 75.9 73.5
2010 76.3 73.5
2011 76.6 72.3
2012 76.8 66.2
2013 77.1 65.1
2014 77.3 65.5
2015 77.6 63.3
2016 77.6 65.2
2017 77.7 65.7
2018 77.6 67.4
2019 77.9 71
2020 76.6 71.9
2021 75.6 72.4
2022 77.9 72.8
2023 78.6 72.1
2024 78.8 72.6
2025 79 73

Poland and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Syria
Year Population
Poland Syria
1960 29,637,450 4,673,500
1961 29,964,000 4,815,466
1962 30,308,500 4,959,340
1963 30,712,000 5,110,467
1964 31,139,450 5,269,087
1965 31,444,950 5,435,267
1966 31,681,000 5,609,047
1967 31,987,155 5,790,198
1968 32,294,655 5,978,742
1969 32,548,300 6,175,166
1970 32,664,300 6,380,609
1971 32,783,500 6,598,094
1972 33,055,650 6,826,024
1973 33,357,200 7,060,321
1974 33,678,899 7,302,160
1975 34,015,199 7,554,364
1976 34,356,300 7,817,320
1977 34,689,050 8,090,501
1978 34,965,600 8,372,759
1979 35,247,217 8,661,909
1980 35,574,150 8,957,663
1981 35,898,587 9,260,189
1982 36,230,481 9,572,511
1983 36,571,808 9,904,809
1984 36,904,134 10,258,398
1985 37,201,885 10,625,672
1986 37,456,119 11,002,844
1987 37,668,045 11,388,923
1988 37,824,487 11,782,264
1989 37,961,529 12,179,060
1990 38,110,782 12,579,208
1991 38,246,193 12,980,821
1992 38,363,667 13,385,571
1993 38,461,408 13,795,686
1994 38,542,652 14,208,583
1995 38,594,998 14,616,801
1996 38,624,370 15,018,104
1997 38,649,660 15,417,542
1998 38,663,481 15,820,413
1999 38,660,271 16,228,061
2000 38,258,629 16,637,888
2001 38,248,076 17,051,338
2002 38,230,364 17,468,332
2003 38,204,570 17,889,296
2004 38,182,222 18,336,875
2005 38,165,445 18,814,091
2006 38,141,267 19,637,022
2007 38,120,560 20,884,125
2008 38,125,759 21,636,564
2009 38,151,603 21,976,969
2010 38,042,794 22,482,421
2011 38,063,255 22,878,098
2012 38,063,164 22,759,763
2013 38,040,196 21,666,917
2014 38,011,735 20,273,659
2015 37,986,412 19,424,618
2016 37,970,087 19,193,834
2017 37,974,826 19,224,668
2018 37,974,750 19,577,845
2019 37,965,475 20,353,534
2020 37,515,748 21,049,429
2021 36,981,559 21,628,839
2022 36,821,749 22,462,173
2023 36,687,353 23,594,623
2024 36,554,707 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Poland and Syria

Fertility rate
Poland

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Poland Syria
1960 2.98 7.51
1961 2.83 7.5
1962 2.72 7.51
1963 2.7 7.51
1964 2.57 7.53
1965 2.52 7.53
1966 2.34 7.55
1967 2.33 7.56
1968 2.24 7.57
1969 2.2 7.59
1970 2.2 7.62
1971 2.25 7.6
1972 2.24 7.57
1973 2.26 7.55
1974 2.26 7.52
1975 2.27 7.49
1976 2.3 7.45
1977 2.23 7.42
1978 2.21 7.35
1979 2.28 7.25
1980 2.28 7.12
1981 2.24 6.97
1982 2.34 6.81
1983 2.42 6.69
1984 2.37 6.59
1985 2.33 6.48
1986 2.22 6.37
1987 2.15 6.2
1988 2.13 6
1989 2.08 5.78
1990 2.06 5.56
1991 2.07 5.34
1992 1.95 5.14
1993 1.87 4.99
1994 1.81 4.86
1995 1.62 4.7
1996 1.59 4.54
1997 1.51 4.37
1998 1.44 4.25
1999 1.37 4.14
2000 1.37 4.07
2001 1.31 3.98
2002 1.25 3.87
2003 1.22 3.76
2004 1.23 3.68
2005 1.24 3.61
2006 1.27 3.56
2007 1.31 3.54
2008 1.39 3.48
2009 1.4 3.42
2010 1.41 3.36
2011 1.33 3.29
2012 1.33 3.22
2013 1.29 3.17
2014 1.32 3.12
2015 1.32 3.07
2016 1.39 3.01
2017 1.48 2.97
2018 1.46 2.93
2019 1.44 2.88
2020 1.39 2.84
2021 1.33 2.8
2022 1.29 2.75
2023 1.16 2.71

Poland and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Syria
Year Median age, years
Poland Syria
1960 26.6 17.6
1961 26.8 17.3
1962 26.9 17.1
1963 27.1 16.9
1964 27.3 16.7
1965 27.5 16.5
1966 27.7 16.4
1967 27.8 16.2
1968 28 16.1
1969 28.1 16
1970 28.2 15.9
1971 28.4 15.8
1972 28.5 15.8
1973 28.5 15.7
1974 28.6 15.7
1975 28.6 15.7
1976 28.7 15.6
1977 28.9 15.6
1978 29.1 15.6
1979 29.3 15.6
1980 29.5 15.6
1981 29.8 15.6
1982 30.1 15.7
1983 30.3 15.8
1984 30.6 15.8
1985 30.8 15.9
1986 31.1 16
1987 31.4 16.1
1988 31.7 16.2
1989 32.1 16.4
1990 32.4 16.5
1991 32.6 16.7
1992 32.9 16.9
1993 33.2 17.1
1994 33.5 17.3
1995 33.9 17.5
1996 34.2 17.7
1997 34.4 17.9
1998 34.7 18.1
1999 35 18.3
2000 35.2 18.5
2001 35.5 18.8
2002 35.8 19
2003 36 19.2
2004 36.3 19.5
2005 36.6 19.7
2006 36.9 20.3
2007 37.2 21
2008 37.5 21.3
2009 37.8 21.5
2010 38.1 21.7
2011 38.2 21.9
2012 38.4 21.8
2013 38.7 21.2
2014 39 20.1
2015 39.3 19.5
2016 39.7 19.5
2017 40 19.6
2018 40.4 20.1
2019 40.8 20.9
2020 41.1 21.6
2021 41.5 22.2
2022 41.9 22.7
2023 42.4 23.3
2024 42.9 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3.8%
2022
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
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Poland Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Poland Syria
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
49.1%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Poland Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Syria
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
n/a

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