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Poland vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 69th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Vatican
Population
36176920
949
Population rank 46/197 197/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 21/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 48/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$506B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 41/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
n/a
Median age
42.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Poland and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Poland vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Vatican
1950 58.3 65.9
1951 58.9 65.3
1952 59.7 65.7
1953 61.3 66.3
1954 62.3 67.5
1955 63.1 67.8
1956 63.4 67.3
1957 64.4 67.5
1958 64.9 68.7
1959 66.4 69.2
1960 67.1 69.2
1961 67.8 69.8
1962 68 69.2
1963 68.3 69.3
1964 68.9 70.3
1965 69.4 70.1
1966 69.7 70.9
1967 69.9 70.9
1968 69.8 70.7
1969 69.8 70.7
1970 69.6 71.5
1971 69.8 71.7
1972 70.1 72
1973 70.7 71.9
1974 70.7 72.7
1975 70.6 72.6
1976 70.4 72.9
1977 70.3 73.3
1978 70.4 73.7
1979 70.2 74
1980 70.5 74.1
1981 70.6 74.3
1982 70.9 74.8
1983 70.8 74.7
1984 70.6 75.1
1985 70.5 75.5
1986 70.6 75.7
1987 70.8 76.2
1988 70.8 76.4
1989 70.8 76.8
1990 70.6 76.9
1991 70.7 76.9
1992 70.9 77.3
1993 71.3 77
1994 71.7 77.7
1995 72 77.8
1996 72.3 78.5
1997 72.6 78.2
1998 72.8 78.3
1999 73.2 78.7
2000 73.6 79.3
2001 74.2 79.9
2002 74.5 80
2003 74.8 79.8
2004 74.9 80.2
2005 75.1 80.6
2006 75.3 81.2
2007 75.4 81.3
2008 75.6 81.4
2009 75.9 81.3
2010 76.3 81.5
2011 76.6 81.7
2012 76.8 82
2013 77.1 82.5
2014 77.3 82.6
2015 77.6 82.5
2016 77.6 82.9
2017 77.7 82.7
2018 77.6 83.3
2019 77.9 83.6
2020 76.6 83
2021 75.6 82.9
2022 77.9 83.3
2023 78.6 83
2024 78.8 83.1
2025 79 83.3

Poland and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Vatican
Year Population
Poland Vatican
1960 29,637,450 -
1961 29,964,000 -
1962 30,308,500 -
1963 30,712,000 -
1964 31,139,450 -
1965 31,444,950 -
1966 31,681,000 -
1967 31,987,155 -
1968 32,294,655 -
1969 32,548,300 -
1970 32,664,300 -
1971 32,783,500 -
1972 33,055,650 -
1973 33,357,200 -
1974 33,678,899 -
1975 34,015,199 -
1976 34,356,300 -
1977 34,689,050 -
1978 34,965,600 -
1979 35,247,217 -
1980 35,574,150 -
1981 35,898,587 -
1982 36,230,481 -
1983 36,571,808 -
1984 36,904,134 -
1985 37,201,885 -
1986 37,456,119 -
1987 37,668,045 -
1988 37,824,487 -
1989 37,961,529 -
1990 38,110,782 -
1991 38,246,193 -
1992 38,363,667 -
1993 38,461,408 -
1994 38,542,652 -
1995 38,594,998 -
1996 38,624,370 -
1997 38,649,660 -
1998 38,663,481 -
1999 38,660,271 -
2000 38,258,629 880
2001 38,248,076 890
2002 38,230,364 900
2003 38,204,570 911
2004 38,182,222 921
2005 38,165,445 921
2006 38,141,267 932
2007 38,120,560 821
2008 38,125,759 824
2009 38,151,603 826
2010 38,042,794 829
2011 38,063,255 832
2012 38,063,164 836
2013 38,040,196 839
2014 38,011,735 842
2015 37,986,412 1,000
2016 37,970,087 -
2017 37,974,826 1,000
2018 37,974,750 -
2019 37,965,475 1,000
2020 37,515,748 -
2021 36,981,559 -
2022 36,821,749 -
2023 36,687,353 -
2024 36,554,707 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Poland Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Poland Vatican
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
n/a
Urban population
60.3%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
82
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
174
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
49.1%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
n/a

Health

Poland Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
51
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Poland Vatican
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
5.59 mi
2003

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