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Poland vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 69th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Vanuatu
Population
36176920
341110
Population rank 46/197 174/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Poland and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Poland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Poland

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Poland Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 $65,977,748,211 $168,879,207
1991 $85,500,935,935 $201,334,169
1992 $94,337,050,693 $209,088,825
1993 $96,043,157,273 $200,491,853
1994 $110,803,635,288 $233,701,301
1995 $142,838,527,115 $249,333,250
1996 $160,813,026,223 $261,370,044
1997 $159,893,964,917 $272,771,209
1998 $175,282,269,667 $262,293,411
1999 $170,704,452,715 $268,006,973
2000 $172,953,527,033 $272,014,628
2001 $191,823,200,371 $257,926,882
2002 $199,694,463,256 $262,596,536
2003 $218,561,225,998 $314,471,413
2004 $256,268,656,145 $364,996,869
2005 $306,999,913,151 $394,962,433
2006 $345,897,630,736 $439,358,587
2007 $429,715,132,138 $516,392,923
2008 $535,612,030,672 $590,748,429
2009 $440,891,472,247 $592,622,319
2010 $478,111,630,684 $670,712,980
2011 $527,848,543,023 $770,153,588
2012 $498,148,649,703 $747,839,698
2013 $518,179,836,405 $758,304,466
2014 $542,134,167,179 $773,717,011
2015 $480,054,118,583 $759,690,181
2016 $473,259,623,976 $804,323,577
2017 $528,356,723,263 $880,043,284
2018 $594,616,632,477 $914,727,908
2019 $602,683,770,145 $936,526,268
2020 $605,914,186,118 $909,421,044
2021 $689,170,171,187 $982,362,212
2022 $695,607,522,885 $1,030,654,208
2023 $812,451,128,979 $1,126,313,359
2024 $914,696,430,325 $1,161,251,868

Poland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Poland Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 $1,731 $1,141
1991 $2,236 $1,326
1992 $2,459 $1,344
1993 $2,497 $1,257
1994 $2,875 $1,431
1995 $3,701 $1,492
1996 $4,164 $1,529
1997 $4,137 $1,562
1998 $4,534 $1,471
1999 $4,416 $1,472
2000 $4,521 $1,460
2001 $5,015 $1,350
2002 $5,223 $1,341
2003 $5,721 $1,567
2004 $6,712 $1,774
2005 $8,044 $1,874
2006 $9,069 $2,035
2007 $11,273 $2,334
2008 $14,049 $2,604
2009 $11,556 $2,546
2010 $12,568 $2,815
2011 $13,868 $3,163
2012 $13,087 $3,005
2013 $13,622 $2,980
2014 $14,262 $2,973
2015 $12,638 $2,855
2016 $12,464 $2,956
2017 $13,913 $3,160
2018 $15,658 $3,207
2019 $15,875 $3,207
2020 $16,151 $3,043
2021 $18,636 $3,212
2022 $18,891 $3,292
2023 $22,145 $3,515
2024 $25,023 $3,543

Poland vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Vanuatu
1950 58.3 43.9
1951 58.9 42.2
1952 59.7 45.3
1953 61.3 45.8
1954 62.3 46.5
1955 63.1 47.1
1956 63.4 47.7
1957 64.4 48.2
1958 64.9 48.7
1959 66.4 49.3
1960 67.1 49.8
1961 67.8 50.4
1962 68 50.9
1963 68.3 51.5
1964 68.9 52
1965 69.4 52.5
1966 69.7 53.1
1967 69.9 53.7
1968 69.8 54.2
1969 69.8 54.8
1970 69.6 55.3
1971 69.8 55.9
1972 70.1 56.4
1973 70.7 57
1974 70.7 57.6
1975 70.6 58.1
1976 70.4 58.7
1977 70.3 59.2
1978 70.4 59.9
1979 70.2 60.9
1980 70.5 61.3
1981 70.6 61.9
1982 70.9 62.5
1983 70.8 63.1
1984 70.6 63.5
1985 70.5 63.9
1986 70.6 64.6
1987 70.8 64.4
1988 70.8 65.7
1989 70.8 66
1990 70.6 66.7
1991 70.7 67.1
1992 70.9 67.4
1993 71.3 67.7
1994 71.7 68
1995 72 68.1
1996 72.3 68.2
1997 72.6 68.3
1998 72.8 68.4
1999 73.2 67.9
2000 73.6 68.6
2001 74.2 68.7
2002 74.5 68.8
2003 74.8 68.9
2004 74.9 69
2005 75.1 69.2
2006 75.3 69.1
2007 75.4 69.1
2008 75.6 69.3
2009 75.9 69.4
2010 76.3 69.6
2011 76.6 69.7
2012 76.8 69.9
2013 77.1 70
2014 77.3 70
2015 77.6 70.2
2016 77.6 70.4
2017 77.7 70.5
2018 77.6 70.6
2019 77.9 70.8
2020 76.6 70.4
2021 75.6 70
2022 77.9 71.3
2023 78.6 71.5
2024 78.8 71.7
2025 79 71.8

Poland and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Vanuatu
Year Population
Poland Vanuatu
1960 29,637,450 64,431
1961 29,964,000 66,264
1962 30,308,500 68,174
1963 30,712,000 70,159
1964 31,139,450 72,219
1965 31,444,950 74,358
1966 31,681,000 76,590
1967 31,987,155 78,921
1968 32,294,655 81,314
1969 32,548,300 83,755
1970 32,664,300 86,266
1971 32,783,500 88,862
1972 33,055,650 91,562
1973 33,357,200 94,362
1974 33,678,899 97,260
1975 34,015,199 100,269
1976 34,356,300 103,388
1977 34,689,050 106,618
1978 34,965,600 109,963
1979 35,247,217 113,040
1980 35,574,150 115,660
1981 35,898,587 118,249
1982 36,230,481 121,035
1983 36,571,808 123,998
1984 36,904,134 127,109
1985 37,201,885 130,356
1986 37,456,119 133,720
1987 37,668,045 137,187
1988 37,824,487 140,756
1989 37,961,529 144,393
1990 38,110,782 148,063
1991 38,246,193 151,793
1992 38,363,667 155,608
1993 38,461,408 159,463
1994 38,542,652 163,314
1995 38,594,998 167,137
1996 38,624,370 170,911
1997 38,649,660 174,626
1998 38,663,481 178,313
1999 38,660,271 182,048
2000 38,258,629 186,281
2001 38,248,076 191,031
2002 38,230,364 195,863
2003 38,204,570 200,746
2004 38,182,222 205,711
2005 38,165,445 210,760
2006 38,141,267 215,923
2007 38,120,560 221,276
2008 38,125,759 226,896
2009 38,151,603 232,731
2010 38,042,794 238,248
2011 38,063,255 243,474
2012 38,063,164 248,883
2013 38,040,196 254,482
2014 38,011,735 260,240
2015 37,986,412 266,101
2016 37,970,087 272,087
2017 37,974,826 278,507
2018 37,974,750 285,259
2019 37,965,475 291,985
2020 37,515,748 298,858
2021 36,981,559 305,868
2022 36,821,749 313,046
2023 36,687,353 320,409
2024 36,554,707 327,777

Fertility rates in Poland and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Poland

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Poland Vanuatu
1960 2.98 6.78
1961 2.83 6.73
1962 2.72 6.67
1963 2.7 6.62
1964 2.57 6.57
1965 2.52 6.52
1966 2.34 6.51
1967 2.33 6.51
1968 2.24 6.46
1969 2.2 6.41
1970 2.2 6.35
1971 2.25 6.29
1972 2.24 6.23
1973 2.26 6.15
1974 2.26 6.06
1975 2.27 5.98
1976 2.3 5.89
1977 2.23 5.81
1978 2.21 5.77
1979 2.28 5.73
1980 2.28 5.69
1981 2.24 5.65
1982 2.34 5.6
1983 2.42 5.55
1984 2.37 5.49
1985 2.33 5.43
1986 2.22 5.38
1987 2.15 5.33
1988 2.13 5.27
1989 2.08 5.21
1990 2.06 5.17
1991 2.07 5.13
1992 1.95 5.09
1993 1.87 5.02
1994 1.81 4.94
1995 1.62 4.85
1996 1.59 4.75
1997 1.51 4.66
1998 1.44 4.6
1999 1.37 4.56
2000 1.37 4.54
2001 1.31 4.5
2002 1.25 4.38
2003 1.22 4.29
2004 1.23 4.21
2005 1.24 4.13
2006 1.27 4.1
2007 1.31 4.12
2008 1.39 4.16
2009 1.4 4.16
2010 1.41 4.13
2011 1.33 4.09
2012 1.33 4.06
2013 1.29 4.04
2014 1.32 4
2015 1.32 3.95
2016 1.39 3.92
2017 1.48 3.88
2018 1.46 3.83
2019 1.44 3.79
2020 1.39 3.74
2021 1.33 3.7
2022 1.29 3.65
2023 1.16 3.6

Poland and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Poland Vanuatu
1960 26.6 17.7
1961 26.8 17.6
1962 26.9 17.5
1963 27.1 17.4
1964 27.3 17.3
1965 27.5 17.2
1966 27.7 17.1
1967 27.8 17.1
1968 28 17
1969 28.1 17
1970 28.2 17
1971 28.4 17
1972 28.5 17
1973 28.5 17
1974 28.6 17.1
1975 28.6 17.1
1976 28.7 17.1
1977 28.9 17.2
1978 29.1 17.3
1979 29.3 17.5
1980 29.5 17.6
1981 29.8 17.7
1982 30.1 17.7
1983 30.3 17.7
1984 30.6 17.7
1985 30.8 17.7
1986 31.1 17.8
1987 31.4 17.8
1988 31.7 17.8
1989 32.1 17.8
1990 32.4 17.8
1991 32.6 17.9
1992 32.9 17.8
1993 33.2 17.7
1994 33.5 17.7
1995 33.9 17.8
1996 34.2 18
1997 34.4 18
1998 34.7 18
1999 35 18
2000 35.2 18.2
2001 35.5 18.5
2002 35.8 18.7
2003 36 18.9
2004 36.3 19.2
2005 36.6 19.4
2006 36.9 19.6
2007 37.2 19.9
2008 37.5 20.1
2009 37.8 20.3
2010 38.1 20.5
2011 38.2 20.6
2012 38.4 20.8
2013 38.7 20.9
2014 39 21
2015 39.3 21.1
2016 39.7 21.1
2017 40 21.2
2018 40.4 21.2
2019 40.8 21.2
2020 41.1 21.2
2021 41.5 21.2
2022 41.9 21.2
2023 42.4 21.2
2024 42.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Poland Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Poland Vanuatu
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
49.1%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Poland Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Vanuatu
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
665 mi
2000

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