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Poland vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 69th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Vietnam
Population
36176920
102063551
Population rank 46/197 16/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Poland and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Poland and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Poland

Vietnam
Year GDP
Poland Vietnam
1985 - $14,094,687,821
1986 - $26,336,616,250
1987 - $36,658,108,850
1988 - $25,423,812,649
1989 - $6,293,304,975
1990 $65,977,748,211 $6,471,740,806
1991 $85,500,935,935 $9,613,369,520
1992 $94,337,050,693 $9,866,990,236
1993 $96,043,157,273 $13,180,953,598
1994 $110,803,635,288 $16,286,433,533
1995 $142,838,527,115 $20,736,164,459
1996 $160,813,026,223 $24,657,470,575
1997 $159,893,964,917 $26,843,700,442
1998 $175,282,269,667 $27,209,602,050
1999 $170,704,452,715 $28,683,659,007
2000 $172,953,527,033 $31,172,518,403
2001 $191,823,200,371 $32,685,198,809
2002 $199,694,463,256 $35,064,105,501
2003 $218,561,225,998 $39,552,513,232
2004 $256,268,656,145 $45,427,854,693
2005 $306,999,913,151 $57,633,255,738
2006 $345,897,630,736 $66,371,664,817
2007 $429,715,132,138 $77,414,425,532
2008 $535,612,030,672 $99,130,304,099
2009 $440,891,472,247 $106,014,659,565
2010 $478,111,630,684 $147,201,173,197
2011 $527,848,543,023 $172,595,049,184
2012 $498,148,649,703 $195,590,661,129
2013 $518,179,836,405 $213,708,811,665
2014 $542,134,167,179 $233,451,469,643
2015 $480,054,118,583 $239,258,328,382
2016 $473,259,623,976 $257,096,001,178
2017 $528,356,723,263 $281,353,605,987
2018 $594,616,632,477 $310,106,478,395
2019 $602,683,770,145 $334,365,270,497
2020 $605,914,186,118 $346,615,738,538
2021 $689,170,171,187 $366,474,752,771
2022 $695,607,522,885 $413,445,230,669
2023 $812,451,128,979 $433,857,681,378
2024 $914,696,430,325 $476,388,230,307

Poland and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Poland Vietnam
1985 - $238.6
1986 - $436
1987 - $595
1988 - $405
1989 - $98.1
1990 $1,731 $98.8
1991 $2,236 $143.7
1992 $2,459 $144.5
1993 $2,497 $189.4
1994 $2,875 $229.9
1995 $3,701 $287.8
1996 $4,164 $337
1997 $4,137 $362
1998 $4,534 $361
1999 $4,416 $376
2000 $4,521 $404
2001 $5,015 $419
2002 $5,223 $445
2003 $5,721 $497
2004 $6,712 $565
2005 $8,044 $711
2006 $9,069 $808
2007 $11,273 $926
2008 $14,049 $1,164
2009 $11,556 $1,226
2010 $12,568 $1,683
2011 $13,868 $1,951
2012 $13,087 $2,185
2013 $13,622 $2,360
2014 $14,262 $2,546
2015 $12,638 $2,578
2016 $12,464 $2,735
2017 $13,913 $2,956
2018 $15,658 $3,222
2019 $15,875 $3,441
2020 $16,151 $3,534
2021 $18,636 $3,704
2022 $18,891 $4,148
2023 $22,145 $4,323
2024 $25,023 $4,717

Poland vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Vietnam
1950 58.3 48
1951 58.9 48.7
1952 59.7 49.4
1953 61.3 50
1954 62.3 52
1955 63.1 54.8
1956 63.4 55.5
1957 64.4 56.2
1958 64.9 56.8
1959 66.4 57.4
1960 67.1 58
1961 67.8 58.5
1962 68 58.2
1963 68.3 56.9
1964 68.9 57.5
1965 69.4 57
1966 69.7 56.9
1967 69.9 56.7
1968 69.8 52.7
1969 69.8 54.8
1970 69.6 54.9
1971 69.8 55.6
1972 70.1 51.9
1973 70.7 55.7
1974 70.7 54.8
1975 70.6 61.9
1976 70.4 63.7
1977 70.3 64.1
1978 70.4 64.5
1979 70.2 65
1980 70.5 65.3
1981 70.6 65.8
1982 70.9 66.2
1983 70.8 66.5
1984 70.6 66.9
1985 70.5 67.2
1986 70.6 67.6
1987 70.8 68
1988 70.8 68.6
1989 70.8 68.8
1990 70.6 69
1991 70.7 69.3
1992 70.9 69.6
1993 71.3 70
1994 71.7 70.4
1995 72 70.9
1996 72.3 71.3
1997 72.6 71.7
1998 72.8 72.3
1999 73.2 72.6
2000 73.6 72.7
2001 74.2 73
2002 74.5 73.1
2003 74.8 73.2
2004 74.9 73.1
2005 75.1 73.2
2006 75.3 73.3
2007 75.4 73.4
2008 75.6 73.5
2009 75.9 73.5
2010 76.3 73.6
2011 76.6 73.7
2012 76.8 73.8
2013 77.1 73.8
2014 77.3 73.9
2015 77.6 74
2016 77.6 74
2017 77.7 74
2018 77.6 74.1
2019 77.9 74.2
2020 76.6 75.4
2021 75.6 74.1
2022 77.9 74.5
2023 78.6 74.6
2024 78.8 74.7
2025 79 74.9

Poland and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Vietnam
Year Population
Poland Vietnam
1960 29,637,450 32,531,933
1961 29,964,000 33,409,059
1962 30,308,500 34,288,560
1963 30,712,000 35,249,101
1964 31,139,450 36,201,563
1965 31,444,950 37,129,656
1966 31,681,000 38,024,836
1967 31,987,155 38,895,080
1968 32,294,655 39,734,609
1969 32,548,300 40,582,096
1970 32,664,300 41,475,230
1971 32,783,500 42,449,276
1972 33,055,650 43,429,168
1973 33,357,200 44,409,861
1974 33,678,899 45,413,537
1975 34,015,199 46,482,903
1976 34,356,300 47,684,931
1977 34,689,050 48,954,872
1978 34,965,600 50,249,552
1979 35,247,217 51,378,211
1980 35,574,150 52,490,101
1981 35,898,587 53,738,141
1982 36,230,481 55,011,289
1983 36,571,808 56,337,921
1984 36,904,134 57,706,067
1985 37,201,885 59,060,622
1986 37,456,119 60,347,048
1987 37,668,045 61,584,651
1988 37,824,487 62,843,228
1989 37,961,529 64,147,348
1990 38,110,782 65,504,552
1991 38,246,193 66,891,775
1992 38,363,667 68,260,337
1993 38,461,408 69,586,384
1994 38,542,652 70,854,391
1995 38,594,998 72,049,940
1996 38,624,370 73,156,447
1997 38,649,660 74,226,889
1998 38,663,481 75,299,660
1999 38,660,271 76,287,452
2000 38,258,629 77,154,011
2001 38,248,076 77,969,361
2002 38,230,364 78,772,224
2003 38,204,570 79,563,777
2004 38,182,222 80,338,971
2005 38,165,445 81,088,313
2006 38,141,267 82,167,897
2007 38,120,560 83,633,375
2008 38,125,759 85,175,788
2009 38,151,603 86,460,018
2010 38,042,794 87,455,152
2011 38,063,255 88,468,314
2012 38,063,164 89,510,356
2013 38,040,196 90,573,104
2014 38,011,735 91,679,578
2015 37,986,412 92,823,254
2016 37,970,087 94,000,117
2017 37,974,826 95,176,977
2018 37,974,750 96,237,319
2019 37,965,475 97,173,776
2020 37,515,748 98,079,191
2021 36,981,559 98,935,098
2022 36,821,749 99,680,655
2023 36,687,353 100,352,192
2024 36,554,707 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Poland and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Poland

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Poland Vietnam
1960 2.98 6.27
1961 2.83 5.48
1962 2.72 6.26
1963 2.7 6.39
1964 2.57 6.29
1965 2.52 6.16
1966 2.34 5.97
1967 2.33 5.88
1968 2.24 6.03
1969 2.2 6.01
1970 2.2 6.02
1971 2.25 6.07
1972 2.24 6.1
1973 2.26 6.11
1974 2.26 5.78
1975 2.27 5.62
1976 2.3 5.46
1977 2.23 5.29
1978 2.21 5.1
1979 2.28 4.94
1980 2.28 4.8
1981 2.24 4.67
1982 2.34 4.59
1983 2.42 4.52
1984 2.37 4.41
1985 2.33 4.21
1986 2.22 3.96
1987 2.15 3.72
1988 2.13 3.62
1989 2.08 3.64
1990 2.06 3.6
1991 2.07 3.52
1992 1.95 3.35
1993 1.87 3.17
1994 1.81 2.94
1995 1.62 2.7
1996 1.59 2.47
1997 1.51 2.27
1998 1.44 2.1
1999 1.37 2
2000 1.37 2.03
2001 1.31 2.02
2002 1.25 2.01
2003 1.22 2
2004 1.23 1.97
2005 1.24 1.89
2006 1.27 1.87
2007 1.31 1.91
2008 1.39 1.93
2009 1.4 1.92
2010 1.41 1.91
2011 1.33 1.93
2012 1.33 1.97
2013 1.29 1.98
2014 1.32 2.09
2015 1.32 2.1
2016 1.39 2
2017 1.48 1.99
2018 1.46 1.88
2019 1.44 1.94
2020 1.39 1.96
2021 1.33 1.94
2022 1.29 1.93
2023 1.16 1.91

Poland and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Poland Vietnam
1960 26.6 21.2
1961 26.8 20.7
1962 26.9 20.2
1963 27.1 19.7
1964 27.3 19.2
1965 27.5 18.9
1966 27.7 18.7
1967 27.8 18.5
1968 28 18.4
1969 28.1 18.4
1970 28.2 18.4
1971 28.4 18.4
1972 28.5 18.5
1973 28.5 18.5
1974 28.6 18.6
1975 28.6 18.7
1976 28.7 18.8
1977 28.9 19
1978 29.1 19.1
1979 29.3 19.3
1980 29.5 19.4
1981 29.8 19.5
1982 30.1 19.6
1983 30.3 19.7
1984 30.6 19.8
1985 30.8 19.9
1986 31.1 20
1987 31.4 20.1
1988 31.7 20.2
1989 32.1 20.4
1990 32.4 20.5
1991 32.6 20.7
1992 32.9 20.9
1993 33.2 21.1
1994 33.5 21.4
1995 33.9 21.7
1996 34.2 22
1997 34.4 22.4
1998 34.7 22.9
1999 35 23.3
2000 35.2 23.7
2001 35.5 24.2
2002 35.8 24.6
2003 36 25
2004 36.3 25.4
2005 36.6 25.8
2006 36.9 26.3
2007 37.2 26.9
2008 37.5 27.4
2009 37.8 27.9
2010 38.1 28.3
2011 38.2 28.7
2012 38.4 29
2013 38.7 29.4
2014 39 29.8
2015 39.3 30.2
2016 39.7 30.5
2017 40 30.8
2018 40.4 31.2
2019 40.8 31.6
2020 41.1 32.1
2021 41.5 32.5
2022 41.9 33
2023 42.4 33.4
2024 42.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
10
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Poland Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Poland Vietnam
% of world population
0.45%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
49.1%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Poland Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Vietnam
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
354,460 mi
2019

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