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Poland vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 69th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Poland UAE
Population
36176920
11372700
Population rank 46/197 86/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Poland and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Poland and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Poland UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 - $36,384,908,744
1988 - $36,275,674,203
1989 - $41,464,995,914
1990 $65,977,748,211 $50,701,443,748
1991 $85,500,935,935 $51,552,165,622
1992 $94,337,050,693 $54,239,171,888
1993 $96,043,157,273 $55,625,170,253
1994 $110,803,635,288 $59,305,093,980
1995 $142,838,527,115 $65,743,666,576
1996 $160,813,026,223 $73,571,233,996
1997 $159,893,964,917 $78,839,008,445
1998 $175,282,269,667 $75,674,336,283
1999 $170,704,452,715 $84,445,473,111
2000 $172,953,527,033 $104,337,372,362
2001 $191,823,200,371 $103,311,640,572
2002 $199,694,463,256 $109,816,201,498
2003 $218,561,225,998 $124,346,358,067
2004 $256,268,656,145 $147,824,370,320
2005 $306,999,913,151 $180,617,467,965
2006 $345,897,630,736 $222,116,541,865
2007 $429,715,132,138 $257,916,133,424
2008 $535,612,030,672 $315,474,615,739
2009 $440,891,472,247 $253,547,358,747
2010 $478,111,630,684 $300,189,052,689
2011 $527,848,543,023 $360,832,739,551
2012 $498,148,649,703 $384,610,125,391
2013 $518,179,836,405 $400,218,529,748
2014 $542,134,167,179 $414,105,366,753
2015 $480,054,118,583 $370,275,469,571
2016 $473,259,623,976 $369,255,326,236
2017 $528,356,723,263 $390,516,804,030
2018 $594,616,632,477 $427,049,432,158
2019 $602,683,770,145 $417,989,721,743
2020 $605,914,186,118 $349,473,015,330
2021 $689,170,171,187 $415,178,792,757
2022 $695,607,522,885 $502,731,935,194
2023 $812,451,128,979 $514,130,432,648
2024 $914,696,430,325 $537,078,829,135

Poland and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Poland UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 - $23,113
1988 - $21,570
1989 - $23,167
1990 $1,731 $26,710
1991 $2,236 $25,691
1992 $2,459 $25,648
1993 $2,497 $25,033
1994 $2,875 $25,473
1995 $3,701 $27,003
1996 $4,164 $28,323
1997 $4,137 $27,983
1998 $4,534 $24,889
1999 $4,416 $25,856
2000 $4,521 $29,866
2001 $5,015 $27,745
2002 $5,223 $27,754
2003 $5,721 $29,660
2004 $6,712 $33,377
2005 $8,044 $38,719
2006 $9,069 $44,343
2007 $11,273 $45,855
2008 $14,049 $50,054
2009 $11,556 $37,803
2010 $12,568 $43,697
2011 $13,868 $50,789
2012 $13,087 $52,034
2013 $13,622 $52,024
2014 $14,262 $51,381
2015 $12,638 $43,535
2016 $12,464 $41,326
2017 $13,913 $42,341
2018 $15,658 $45,690
2019 $15,875 $44,251
2020 $16,151 $37,174
2021 $18,636 $43,360
2022 $18,891 $49,899
2023 $22,145 $49,041
2024 $25,023 $49,378

Poland vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland UAE
1950 58.3 42.1
1951 58.9 42.9
1952 59.7 43.6
1953 61.3 44.4
1954 62.3 45.2
1955 63.1 46
1956 63.4 46.9
1957 64.4 47.8
1958 64.9 48.8
1959 66.4 49.7
1960 67.1 50.7
1961 67.8 51.6
1962 68 52.5
1963 68.3 53.5
1964 68.9 54.5
1965 69.4 55.5
1966 69.7 56.6
1967 69.9 57.6
1968 69.8 58.7
1969 69.8 59.8
1970 69.6 60.8
1971 69.8 61.8
1972 70.1 62.7
1973 70.7 63.5
1974 70.7 64.4
1975 70.6 65.1
1976 70.4 65.8
1977 70.3 66.5
1978 70.4 67.1
1979 70.2 67.6
1980 70.5 68.2
1981 70.6 68.6
1982 70.9 69.1
1983 70.8 69.4
1984 70.6 69.8
1985 70.5 70.1
1986 70.6 70.4
1987 70.8 70.6
1988 70.8 70.8
1989 70.8 71
1990 70.6 71.1
1991 70.7 71.1
1992 70.9 71.2
1993 71.3 71.2
1994 71.7 71.2
1995 72 71.4
1996 72.3 71.8
1997 72.6 72.6
1998 72.8 73.7
1999 73.2 75
2000 73.6 76.3
2001 74.2 77.6
2002 74.5 78.7
2003 74.8 79.6
2004 74.9 80.3
2005 75.1 80.8
2006 75.3 81.2
2007 75.4 81.4
2008 75.6 81.6
2009 75.9 81.7
2010 76.3 81.9
2011 76.6 81.9
2012 76.8 81.9
2013 77.1 82
2014 77.3 82
2015 77.6 82.1
2016 77.6 82.2
2017 77.7 82.4
2018 77.6 82.4
2019 77.9 82.6
2020 76.6 81.9
2021 75.6 79.1
2022 77.9 80.5
2023 78.6 82.9
2024 78.8 83.1
2025 79 83.2

Poland and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Poland UAE
1960 29,637,450 131,334
1961 29,964,000 137,989
1962 30,308,500 144,946
1963 30,712,000 152,211
1964 31,139,450 159,692
1965 31,444,950 167,103
1966 31,681,000 173,976
1967 31,987,155 179,700
1968 32,294,655 199,416
1969 32,548,300 239,660
1970 32,664,300 286,536
1971 32,783,500 335,027
1972 33,055,650 385,014
1973 33,357,200 436,399
1974 33,678,899 489,087
1975 34,015,199 542,856
1976 34,356,300 615,866
1977 34,689,050 710,209
1978 34,965,600 809,274
1979 35,247,217 912,010
1980 35,574,150 1,015,700
1981 35,898,587 1,099,855
1982 36,230,481 1,166,370
1983 36,571,808 1,235,305
1984 36,904,134 1,305,996
1985 37,201,885 1,377,911
1986 37,456,119 1,467,383
1987 37,668,045 1,574,244
1988 37,824,487 1,681,788
1989 37,961,529 1,789,851
1990 38,110,782 1,898,220
1991 38,246,193 2,006,626
1992 38,363,667 2,114,730
1993 38,461,408 2,222,093
1994 38,542,652 2,328,188
1995 38,594,998 2,434,662
1996 38,624,370 2,597,564
1997 38,649,660 2,817,410
1998 38,663,481 3,040,421
1999 38,660,271 3,266,009
2000 38,258,629 3,493,575
2001 38,248,076 3,723,590
2002 38,230,364 3,956,826
2003 38,204,570 4,192,457
2004 38,182,222 4,428,967
2005 38,165,445 4,664,790
2006 38,141,267 5,009,100
2007 38,120,560 5,624,635
2008 38,125,759 6,302,664
2009 38,151,603 6,707,058
2010 38,042,794 6,869,838
2011 38,063,255 7,104,538
2012 38,063,164 7,391,448
2013 38,040,196 7,693,031
2014 38,011,735 8,059,440
2015 37,986,412 8,505,237
2016 37,970,087 8,935,095
2017 37,974,826 9,223,225
2018 37,974,750 9,346,701
2019 37,965,475 9,445,785
2020 37,515,748 9,401,038
2021 36,981,559 9,575,152
2022 36,821,749 10,074,977
2023 36,687,353 10,483,751
2024 36,554,707 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Poland and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Poland UAE
1960 2.98 6.5
1961 2.83 6.49
1962 2.72 6.49
1963 2.7 6.5
1964 2.57 6.49
1965 2.52 6.5
1966 2.34 6.5
1967 2.33 6.51
1968 2.24 6.53
1969 2.2 6.52
1970 2.2 6.52
1971 2.25 6.52
1972 2.24 6.5
1973 2.26 6.46
1974 2.26 6.41
1975 2.27 6.35
1976 2.3 6.29
1977 2.23 6.22
1978 2.21 6.15
1979 2.28 6.06
1980 2.28 5.95
1981 2.24 5.81
1982 2.34 5.66
1983 2.42 5.48
1984 2.37 5.3
1985 2.33 5.13
1986 2.22 5
1987 2.15 4.88
1988 2.13 4.77
1989 2.08 4.65
1990 2.06 4.51
1991 2.07 4.25
1992 1.95 4.09
1993 1.87 3.82
1994 1.81 3.76
1995 1.62 3.28
1996 1.59 3.06
1997 1.51 2.83
1998 1.44 2.77
1999 1.37 2.79
2000 1.37 2.73
2001 1.31 2.62
2002 1.25 2.54
2003 1.22 2.49
2004 1.23 2.38
2005 1.24 2.23
2006 1.27 1.96
2007 1.31 1.79
2008 1.39 1.52
2009 1.4 1.58
2010 1.41 1.57
2011 1.33 1.54
2012 1.33 1.53
2013 1.29 1.53
2014 1.32 1.48
2015 1.32 1.42
2016 1.39 1.37
2017 1.48 1.35
2018 1.46 1.29
2019 1.44 1.25
2020 1.39 1.29
2021 1.33 1.16
2022 1.29 1.15
2023 1.16 1.2

Poland and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Poland

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Poland UAE
1960 26.6 19.6
1961 26.8 20.1
1962 26.9 20.6
1963 27.1 21
1964 27.3 21.5
1965 27.5 22
1966 27.7 22.6
1967 27.8 23.3
1968 28 23.5
1969 28.1 23.1
1970 28.2 23
1971 28.4 23.2
1972 28.5 23.6
1973 28.5 24.1
1974 28.6 24.7
1975 28.6 25.4
1976 28.7 25.6
1977 28.9 25.4
1978 29.1 25.5
1979 29.3 25.8
1980 29.5 26.2
1981 29.8 26.4
1982 30.1 26.4
1983 30.3 26.4
1984 30.6 26.4
1985 30.8 26.6
1986 31.1 26.5
1987 31.4 26.1
1988 31.7 25.9
1989 32.1 25.8
1990 32.4 25.8
1991 32.6 26
1992 32.9 26.4
1993 33.2 26.8
1994 33.5 27.4
1995 33.9 28
1996 34.2 28.1
1997 34.4 27.9
1998 34.7 27.9
1999 35 28
2000 35.2 28.2
2001 35.5 28.6
2002 35.8 29.1
2003 36 29.6
2004 36.3 30.3
2005 36.6 30.9
2006 36.9 31.4
2007 37.2 31.6
2008 37.5 31.6
2009 37.8 31.6
2010 38.1 31.7
2011 38.2 31.7
2012 38.4 31.7
2013 38.7 31.7
2014 39 31.8
2015 39.3 31.8
2016 39.7 31.8
2017 40 31.8
2018 40.4 31.8
2019 40.8 31.8
2020 41.1 31.8
2021 41.5 31.9
2022 41.9 31.9
2023 42.4 32.2
2024 42.9 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Poland UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland UAE
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
49.1%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Poland UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Poland UAE
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
2,535 mi
2008

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