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Poland vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 69th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Thailand
Population
36176920
71619867
Population rank 46/197 21/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Poland and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Poland and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Poland

Thailand
Year GDP
Poland Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 - $32,353,514,989
1981 - $34,846,039,194
1982 - $36,589,772,404
1983 - $40,042,798,388
1984 - $41,797,647,776
1985 - $38,900,711,333
1986 - $43,096,773,981
1987 - $50,535,446,555
1988 - $61,667,253,471
1989 - $72,250,748,100
1990 $65,977,748,211 $85,343,190,719
1991 $85,500,935,935 $98,234,714,971
1992 $94,337,050,693 $111,452,746,518
1993 $96,043,157,273 $128,889,262,951
1994 $110,803,635,288 $146,683,778,959
1995 $142,838,527,115 $169,278,916,593
1996 $160,813,026,223 $183,035,237,429
1997 $159,893,964,917 $150,180,456,566
1998 $175,282,269,667 $113,675,596,788
1999 $170,704,452,715 $126,669,211,779
2000 $172,953,527,033 $126,392,224,254
2001 $191,823,200,371 $120,296,476,180
2002 $199,694,463,256 $134,300,904,400
2003 $218,561,225,998 $152,280,615,246
2004 $256,268,656,145 $172,895,685,155
2005 $306,999,913,151 $189,318,408,469
2006 $345,897,630,736 $221,758,296,022
2007 $429,715,132,138 $262,942,621,455
2008 $535,612,030,672 $291,382,982,431
2009 $440,891,472,247 $281,710,630,187
2010 $478,111,630,684 $341,104,766,329
2011 $527,848,543,023 $370,818,739,624
2012 $498,148,649,703 $397,558,325,279
2013 $518,179,836,405 $420,333,654,593
2014 $542,134,167,179 $407,339,040,198
2015 $480,054,118,583 $401,296,238,228
2016 $473,259,623,976 $413,366,349,748
2017 $528,356,723,263 $456,356,813,537
2018 $594,616,632,477 $506,754,208,404
2019 $602,683,770,145 $543,976,691,794
2020 $605,914,186,118 $500,461,898,480
2021 $689,170,171,187 $506,194,668,790
2022 $695,607,522,885 $495,644,697,588
2023 $812,451,128,979 $515,906,283,941
2024 $914,696,430,325 $526,411,265,428

Poland and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Poland Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 - $709
1981 - $748
1982 - $770
1983 - $827
1984 - $847
1985 - $774
1986 - $842
1987 - $970
1988 - $1,164
1989 - $1,342
1990 $1,731 $1,559
1991 $2,236 $1,766
1992 $2,459 $1,972
1993 $2,497 $2,245
1994 $2,875 $2,518
1995 $3,701 $2,864
1996 $4,164 $3,055
1997 $4,137 $2,473
1998 $4,534 $1,848
1999 $4,416 $2,033
2000 $4,521 $2,006
2001 $5,015 $1,890
2002 $5,223 $2,090
2003 $5,721 $2,348
2004 $6,712 $2,642
2005 $8,044 $2,868
2006 $9,069 $3,331
2007 $11,273 $3,919
2008 $14,049 $4,309
2009 $11,556 $4,135
2010 $12,568 $4,974
2011 $13,868 $5,374
2012 $13,087 $5,726
2013 $13,622 $6,018
2014 $14,262 $5,801
2015 $12,638 $5,689
2016 $12,464 $5,834
2017 $13,913 $6,413
2018 $15,658 $7,100
2019 $15,875 $7,606
2020 $16,151 $6,986
2021 $18,636 $7,057
2022 $18,891 $6,909
2023 $22,145 $7,195
2024 $25,023 $7,345

Poland vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Thailand
1950 58.3 45.2
1951 58.9 45.9
1952 59.7 46.5
1953 61.3 47.1
1954 62.3 47.6
1955 63.1 48.1
1956 63.4 48.6
1957 64.4 49.1
1958 64.9 49.5
1959 66.4 50.1
1960 67.1 50.6
1961 67.8 51.1
1962 68 51.4
1963 68.3 52
1964 68.9 52.5
1965 69.4 53.1
1966 69.7 53.7
1967 69.9 54.3
1968 69.8 55
1969 69.8 55.7
1970 69.6 56.5
1971 69.8 57.1
1972 70.1 57.7
1973 70.7 58.3
1974 70.7 59
1975 70.6 59.7
1976 70.4 60.4
1977 70.3 60.9
1978 70.4 61.3
1979 70.2 61.7
1980 70.5 62.2
1981 70.6 62.9
1982 70.9 63.6
1983 70.8 64.5
1984 70.6 65.5
1985 70.5 66.5
1986 70.6 67.3
1987 70.8 67.8
1988 70.8 68.2
1989 70.8 68.6
1990 70.6 68.9
1991 70.7 69.1
1992 70.9 69.4
1993 71.3 69.6
1994 71.7 69.7
1995 72 69.8
1996 72.3 69.9
1997 72.6 70.4
1998 72.8 70.7
1999 73.2 71
2000 73.6 71.2
2001 74.2 71.5
2002 74.5 71.8
2003 74.8 72.1
2004 74.9 72.1
2005 75.1 72.9
2006 75.3 73.3
2007 75.4 73.8
2008 75.6 74.2
2009 75.9 74.7
2010 76.3 75
2011 76.6 75.3
2012 76.8 75.6
2013 77.1 76
2014 77.3 76.3
2015 77.6 76.6
2016 77.6 76.8
2017 77.7 77
2018 77.6 77.2
2019 77.9 77.2
2020 76.6 77.3
2021 75.6 77.6
2022 77.9 75.3
2023 78.6 76.4
2024 78.8 76.6
2025 79 76.8

Poland and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Thailand
Year Population
Poland Thailand
1960 29,637,450 26,851,747
1961 29,964,000 27,650,334
1962 30,308,500 28,481,040
1963 30,712,000 29,342,322
1964 31,139,450 30,232,141
1965 31,444,950 31,149,337
1966 31,681,000 32,086,071
1967 31,987,155 33,037,801
1968 32,294,655 34,002,560
1969 32,548,300 34,973,782
1970 32,664,300 35,954,408
1971 32,783,500 36,937,387
1972 33,055,650 37,933,929
1973 33,357,200 38,947,787
1974 33,678,899 39,952,891
1975 34,015,199 40,940,005
1976 34,356,300 41,896,504
1977 34,689,050 42,843,974
1978 34,965,600 43,788,976
1979 35,247,217 44,718,434
1980 35,574,150 45,650,022
1981 35,898,587 46,575,855
1982 36,230,481 47,494,577
1983 36,571,808 48,423,309
1984 36,904,134 49,351,708
1985 37,201,885 50,270,753
1986 37,456,119 51,177,834
1987 37,668,045 52,074,105
1988 37,824,487 52,969,595
1989 37,961,529 53,848,956
1990 38,110,782 54,738,329
1991 38,246,193 55,637,434
1992 38,363,667 56,528,834
1993 38,461,408 57,408,198
1994 38,542,652 58,260,854
1995 38,594,998 59,098,232
1996 38,624,370 59,920,064
1997 38,649,660 60,724,584
1998 38,663,481 61,522,630
1999 38,660,271 62,299,043
2000 38,258,629 63,007,815
2001 38,248,076 63,651,141
2002 38,230,364 64,266,437
2003 38,204,570 64,868,166
2004 38,182,222 65,452,047
2005 38,165,445 66,017,420
2006 38,141,267 66,567,687
2007 38,120,560 67,102,394
2008 38,125,759 67,619,830
2009 38,151,603 68,121,080
2010 38,042,794 68,579,447
2011 38,063,255 69,007,208
2012 38,063,164 69,436,098
2013 38,040,196 69,845,114
2014 38,011,735 70,216,367
2015 37,986,412 70,540,795
2016 37,970,087 70,859,841
2017 37,974,826 71,160,187
2018 37,974,750 71,376,079
2019 37,965,475 71,522,271
2020 37,515,748 71,641,484
2021 36,981,559 71,727,332
2022 36,821,749 71,735,329
2023 36,687,353 71,702,435
2024 36,554,707 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Poland and Thailand

Fertility rate
Poland

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Poland Thailand
1960 2.98 6.33
1961 2.83 6.32
1962 2.72 6.33
1963 2.7 6.34
1964 2.57 6.31
1965 2.52 6.26
1966 2.34 6.18
1967 2.33 6.08
1968 2.24 5.93
1969 2.2 5.7
1970 2.2 5.45
1971 2.25 5.25
1972 2.24 5.08
1973 2.26 4.85
1974 2.26 4.6
1975 2.27 4.36
1976 2.3 4.12
1977 2.23 3.87
1978 2.21 3.62
1979 2.28 3.45
1980 2.28 3.29
1981 2.24 3.13
1982 2.34 2.94
1983 2.42 2.76
1984 2.37 2.58
1985 2.33 2.45
1986 2.22 2.36
1987 2.15 2.26
1988 2.13 2.17
1989 2.08 2.14
1990 2.06 2.07
1991 2.07 2.04
1992 1.95 2.01
1993 1.87 1.97
1994 1.81 1.93
1995 1.62 1.89
1996 1.59 1.87
1997 1.51 1.85
1998 1.44 1.82
1999 1.37 1.77
2000 1.37 1.73
2001 1.31 1.71
2002 1.25 1.69
2003 1.22 1.67
2004 1.23 1.67
2005 1.24 1.64
2006 1.27 1.63
2007 1.31 1.62
2008 1.39 1.59
2009 1.4 1.57
2010 1.41 1.56
2011 1.33 1.57
2012 1.33 1.56
2013 1.29 1.53
2014 1.32 1.48
2015 1.32 1.45
2016 1.39 1.4
2017 1.48 1.36
2018 1.46 1.32
2019 1.44 1.29
2020 1.39 1.26
2021 1.33 1.23
2022 1.29 1.22
2023 1.16 1.21

Poland and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Poland Thailand
1960 26.6 18
1961 26.8 17.9
1962 26.9 17.7
1963 27.1 17.6
1964 27.3 17.5
1965 27.5 17.4
1966 27.7 17.3
1967 27.8 17.3
1968 28 17.3
1969 28.1 17.4
1970 28.2 17.5
1971 28.4 17.6
1972 28.5 17.8
1973 28.5 18
1974 28.6 18.2
1975 28.6 18.4
1976 28.7 18.7
1977 28.9 18.9
1978 29.1 19.2
1979 29.3 19.5
1980 29.5 19.9
1981 29.8 20.2
1982 30.1 20.6
1983 30.3 21
1984 30.6 21.5
1985 30.8 21.9
1986 31.1 22.4
1987 31.4 22.8
1988 31.7 23.3
1989 32.1 23.7
1990 32.4 24.3
1991 32.6 24.8
1992 32.9 25.4
1993 33.2 26
1994 33.5 26.6
1995 33.9 27.2
1996 34.2 27.7
1997 34.4 28.3
1998 34.7 28.9
1999 35 29.5
2000 35.2 30
2001 35.5 30.5
2002 35.8 30.9
2003 36 31.3
2004 36.3 31.7
2005 36.6 32.2
2006 36.9 32.6
2007 37.2 33.1
2008 37.5 33.6
2009 37.8 34
2010 38.1 34.5
2011 38.2 35
2012 38.4 35.4
2013 38.7 35.9
2014 39 36.3
2015 39.3 36.8
2016 39.7 37.3
2017 40 37.7
2018 40.4 38.2
2019 40.8 38.7
2020 41.1 39.2
2021 41.5 39.7
2022 41.9 40.2
2023 42.4 40.7
2024 42.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Poland Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Thailand
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
54.3%
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
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
49.1%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
90.9%
2024

Health

Poland Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Thailand
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
436,817 mi
2020

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