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Poland vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 69th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Turkey
Population
36176920
85914550
Population rank 46/197 18/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 21/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Poland and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Poland and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Poland

Turkey
Year GDP
Poland Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 - $68,823,684,211
1981 - $71,180,180,180
1982 - $64,369,325,153
1983 - $61,803,555,556
1984 - $59,937,602,180
1985 - $67,232,758,621
1986 - $75,673,037,037
1987 - $87,190,081,680
1988 - $90,875,175,809
1989 - $107,127,191,329
1990 $65,977,748,211 $150,655,500,192
1991 $85,500,935,935 $151,034,731,544
1992 $94,337,050,693 $159,104,772,992
1993 $96,043,157,273 $180,415,757,852
1994 $110,803,635,288 $130,650,447,499
1995 $142,838,527,115 $169,319,579,016
1996 $160,813,026,223 $181,464,408,820
1997 $159,893,964,917 $189,878,399,895
1998 $175,282,269,667 $275,941,990,764
1999 $170,704,452,715 $256,395,932,738
2000 $172,953,527,033 $274,294,623,164
2001 $191,823,200,371 $201,753,123,807
2002 $199,694,463,256 $240,249,071,871
2003 $218,561,225,998 $314,595,572,146
2004 $256,268,656,145 $408,865,430,220
2005 $306,999,913,151 $506,314,717,662
2006 $345,897,630,736 $557,076,157,773
2007 $429,715,132,138 $681,321,124,296
2008 $535,612,030,672 $770,449,132,861
2009 $440,891,472,247 $649,289,324,628
2010 $478,111,630,684 $776,967,266,306
2011 $527,848,543,023 $838,785,289,694
2012 $498,148,649,703 $880,555,885,492
2013 $518,179,836,405 $957,799,120,008
2014 $542,134,167,179 $938,934,609,297
2015 $480,054,118,583 $864,313,810,469
2016 $473,259,623,976 $869,682,881,593
2017 $528,356,723,263 $858,988,492,854
2018 $594,616,632,477 $778,972,108,041
2019 $602,683,770,145 $761,005,915,751
2020 $605,914,186,118 $720,338,490,327
2021 $689,170,171,187 $819,865,223,976
2022 $695,607,522,885 $907,118,434,654
2023 $812,451,128,979 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $914,696,430,325 $1,323,254,808,059

Poland and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Poland Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 - $1,516
1981 - $1,537
1982 - $1,360
1983 - $1,276
1984 - $1,209
1985 - $1,326
1986 - $1,461
1987 - $1,650
1988 - $1,686
1989 - $1,949
1990 $1,731 $2,690
1991 $2,236 $2,649
1992 $2,459 $2,744
1993 $2,497 $3,058
1994 $2,875 $2,176
1995 $3,701 $2,775
1996 $4,164 $2,929
1997 $4,137 $3,021
1998 $4,534 $4,330
1999 $4,416 $3,969
2000 $4,521 $4,192
2001 $5,015 $3,046
2002 $5,223 $3,583
2003 $5,721 $4,638
2004 $6,712 $5,961
2005 $8,044 $7,303
2006 $9,069 $7,953
2007 $11,273 $9,711
2008 $14,049 $10,844
2009 $11,556 $9,013
2010 $12,568 $10,623
2011 $13,868 $11,301
2012 $13,087 $11,713
2013 $13,622 $12,578
2014 $14,262 $12,165
2015 $12,638 $11,050
2016 $12,464 $10,970
2017 $13,913 $10,696
2018 $15,658 $9,569
2019 $15,875 $9,215
2020 $16,151 $8,639
2021 $18,636 $9,743
2022 $18,891 $10,675
2023 $22,145 $13,106
2024 $25,023 $15,473

Poland vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Turkey
1950 58.3 47.3
1951 58.9 47.6
1952 59.7 48.1
1953 61.3 48.2
1954 62.3 48.8
1955 63.1 49.1
1956 63.4 49.5
1957 64.4 49.2
1958 64.9 49.2
1959 66.4 50.1
1960 67.1 50.8
1961 67.8 51.6
1962 68 52.3
1963 68.3 53.1
1964 68.9 53.6
1965 69.4 54.1
1966 69.7 54.6
1967 69.9 55.2
1968 69.8 55.6
1969 69.8 56.2
1970 69.6 56.7
1971 69.8 57.2
1972 70.1 58
1973 70.7 58.5
1974 70.7 59
1975 70.6 59.5
1976 70.4 60
1977 70.3 60.8
1978 70.4 61.6
1979 70.2 62.2
1980 70.5 62.7
1981 70.6 63.2
1982 70.9 63.7
1983 70.8 64.3
1984 70.6 64.8
1985 70.5 65.3
1986 70.6 65.9
1987 70.8 66.4
1988 70.8 66.9
1989 70.8 67.4
1990 70.6 67.8
1991 70.7 68.3
1992 70.9 68.6
1993 71.3 69
1994 71.7 69.4
1995 72 69.7
1996 72.3 70.2
1997 72.6 70.7
1998 72.8 71.1
1999 73.2 70.8
2000 73.6 71.9
2001 74.2 72.3
2002 74.5 72.6
2003 74.8 72.9
2004 74.9 73.2
2005 75.1 73.5
2006 75.3 73.8
2007 75.4 74.1
2008 75.6 74.4
2009 75.9 74.7
2010 76.3 75
2011 76.6 74.8
2012 76.8 75.6
2013 77.1 76.2
2014 77.3 76.5
2015 77.6 76.5
2016 77.6 76.6
2017 77.7 77
2018 77.6 77.5
2019 77.9 77.7
2020 76.6 76.5
2021 75.6 75.7
2022 77.9 77.6
2023 78.6 77.2
2024 78.8 77.4
2025 79 77.8

Poland and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Turkey
Year Population
Poland Turkey
1960 29,637,450 28,329,898
1961 29,964,000 29,119,238
1962 30,308,500 29,916,147
1963 30,712,000 30,726,841
1964 31,139,450 31,543,072
1965 31,444,950 32,345,220
1966 31,681,000 33,177,672
1967 31,987,155 34,050,421
1968 32,294,655 34,921,684
1969 32,548,300 35,787,774
1970 32,664,300 36,638,465
1971 32,783,500 37,518,611
1972 33,055,650 38,430,221
1973 33,357,200 39,329,533
1974 33,678,899 40,210,234
1975 34,015,199 41,053,126
1976 34,356,300 41,899,984
1977 34,689,050 42,773,298
1978 34,965,600 43,645,306
1979 35,247,217 44,510,429
1980 35,574,150 45,408,815
1981 35,898,587 46,321,190
1982 36,230,481 47,322,096
1983 36,571,808 48,447,410
1984 36,904,134 49,574,069
1985 37,201,885 50,687,115
1986 37,456,119 51,777,772
1987 37,668,045 52,843,670
1988 37,824,487 53,909,626
1989 37,961,529 54,976,723
1990 38,110,782 56,015,628
1991 38,246,193 57,009,887
1992 38,363,667 57,990,118
1993 38,461,408 58,999,167
1994 38,542,652 60,033,836
1995 38,594,998 61,024,503
1996 38,624,370 61,951,134
1997 38,649,660 62,852,966
1998 38,663,481 63,734,383
1999 38,660,271 64,591,923
2000 38,258,629 65,425,961
2001 38,248,076 66,245,128
2002 38,230,364 67,048,795
2003 38,204,570 67,831,730
2004 38,182,222 68,592,617
2005 38,165,445 69,329,557
2006 38,141,267 70,045,349
2007 38,120,560 70,158,112
2008 38,125,759 71,051,678
2009 38,151,603 72,039,206
2010 38,042,794 73,142,150
2011 38,063,255 74,223,629
2012 38,063,164 75,175,827
2013 38,040,196 76,147,624
2014 38,011,735 77,181,884
2015 37,986,412 78,218,479
2016 37,970,087 79,277,962
2017 37,974,826 80,312,698
2018 37,974,750 81,407,204
2019 37,965,475 82,579,440
2020 37,515,748 83,384,680
2021 36,981,559 84,147,318
2022 36,821,749 84,979,913
2023 36,687,353 85,325,965
2024 36,554,707 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Poland and Turkey

Fertility rate
Poland

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Poland Turkey
1960 2.98 6.38
1961 2.83 6.42
1962 2.72 6.38
1963 2.7 6.34
1964 2.57 6.29
1965 2.52 6.22
1966 2.34 6.15
1967 2.33 6.06
1968 2.24 5.96
1969 2.2 5.87
1970 2.2 5.78
1971 2.25 5.67
1972 2.24 5.55
1973 2.26 5.41
1974 2.26 5.24
1975 2.27 5.09
1976 2.3 4.93
1977 2.23 4.78
1978 2.21 4.69
1979 2.28 4.58
1980 2.28 4.45
1981 2.24 4.35
1982 2.34 4.21
1983 2.42 4.06
1984 2.37 3.91
1985 2.33 3.78
1986 2.22 3.66
1987 2.15 3.54
1988 2.13 3.45
1989 2.08 3.34
1990 2.06 3.11
1991 2.07 3
1992 1.95 2.94
1993 1.87 2.92
1994 1.81 2.87
1995 1.62 2.84
1996 1.59 2.78
1997 1.51 2.74
1998 1.44 2.71
1999 1.37 2.63
2000 1.37 2.49
2001 1.31 2.39
2002 1.25 2.27
2003 1.22 2.2
2004 1.23 2.2
2005 1.24 2.2
2006 1.27 2.19
2007 1.31 2.16
2008 1.39 2.15
2009 1.4 2.1
2010 1.41 2.08
2011 1.33 2.05
2012 1.33 2.11
2013 1.29 2.11
2014 1.32 2.19
2015 1.32 2.16
2016 1.39 2.11
2017 1.48 2.08
2018 1.46 2
2019 1.44 1.89
2020 1.39 1.77
2021 1.33 1.71
2022 1.29 1.63
2023 1.16 1.51

Poland and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Poland Turkey
1960 26.6 19.4
1961 26.8 19.3
1962 26.9 19.1
1963 27.1 19
1964 27.3 18.9
1965 27.5 18.9
1966 27.7 18.8
1967 27.8 18.7
1968 28 18.6
1969 28.1 18.6
1970 28.2 18.6
1971 28.4 18.7
1972 28.5 18.8
1973 28.5 18.9
1974 28.6 19
1975 28.6 19.1
1976 28.7 19.3
1977 28.9 19.4
1978 29.1 19.5
1979 29.3 19.7
1980 29.5 19.8
1981 29.8 19.9
1982 30.1 20
1983 30.3 20.2
1984 30.6 20.4
1985 30.8 20.6
1986 31.1 20.9
1987 31.4 21.1
1988 31.7 21.3
1989 32.1 21.6
1990 32.4 21.8
1991 32.6 22.1
1992 32.9 22.4
1993 33.2 22.7
1994 33.5 23
1995 33.9 23.3
1996 34.2 23.6
1997 34.4 24
1998 34.7 24.3
1999 35 24.7
2000 35.2 25
2001 35.5 25.4
2002 35.8 25.8
2003 36 26.2
2004 36.3 26.6
2005 36.6 27
2006 36.9 27.5
2007 37.2 27.9
2008 37.5 28.3
2009 37.8 28.6
2010 38.1 29.1
2011 38.2 29.5
2012 38.4 29.8
2013 38.7 30.1
2014 39 30.4
2015 39.3 30.6
2016 39.7 30.9
2017 40 31.2
2018 40.4 31.5
2019 40.8 31.8
2020 41.1 32.3
2021 41.5 32.7
2022 41.9 33.1
2023 42.4 33.5
2024 42.9 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Poland Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Turkey
% of world population
0.45%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
49.1%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
87.3%
2024

Health

Poland Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Turkey
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
272,554 mi
2024

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