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Poland vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 69th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Yemen
Population
36176920
42727988
Population rank 46/197 37/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 21/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 48/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$506B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 41/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Poland and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Poland and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Poland

Yemen
Year GDP
Poland Yemen
1990 $65,977,748,211 $12,643,821,569
1991 $85,500,935,935 $14,665,445,462
1992 $94,337,050,693 $17,959,367,194
1993 $96,043,157,273 $21,736,802,664
1994 $110,803,635,288 $28,019,483,764
1995 $142,838,527,115 $12,796,345,679
1996 $160,813,026,223 $6,496,163,616
1997 $159,893,964,917 $6,838,298,531
1998 $175,282,269,667 $6,322,175,566
1999 $170,704,452,715 $7,639,325,296
2000 $172,953,527,033 $9,679,316,770
2001 $191,823,200,371 $9,852,990,693
2002 $199,694,463,256 $10,693,430,511
2003 $218,561,225,998 $11,777,532,662
2004 $256,268,656,145 $13,867,634,371
2005 $306,999,913,151 $16,731,566,717
2006 $345,897,630,736 $19,063,143,370
2007 $429,715,132,138 $21,650,528,674
2008 $535,612,030,672 $26,910,855,807
2009 $440,891,472,247 $25,130,278,213
2010 $478,111,630,684 $30,906,749,533
2011 $527,848,543,023 $32,726,417,878
2012 $498,148,649,703 $35,401,331,609
2013 $518,179,836,405 $40,415,233,436
2014 $542,134,167,179 $43,228,585,321
2015 $480,054,118,583 $42,444,490,074
2016 $473,259,623,976 $31,317,825,274
2017 $528,356,723,263 $26,842,229,045
2018 $594,616,632,477 $21,606,160,663
2019 $602,683,770,145 -
2020 $605,914,186,118 -
2021 $689,170,171,187 -
2022 $695,607,522,885 -
2023 $812,451,128,979 -
2024 $914,696,430,325 -

Poland and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Poland Yemen
1990 $1,731 $910
1991 $2,236 $1,016
1992 $2,459 $1,198
1993 $2,497 $1,397
1994 $2,875 $1,735
1995 $3,701 $764
1996 $4,164 $375
1997 $4,137 $383
1998 $4,534 $343
1999 $4,416 $401
2000 $4,521 $493
2001 $5,015 $487
2002 $5,223 $513
2003 $5,721 $549
2004 $6,712 $628
2005 $8,044 $734
2006 $9,069 $810
2007 $11,273 $890
2008 $14,049 $1,072
2009 $11,556 $969
2010 $12,568 $1,155
2011 $13,868 $1,186
2012 $13,087 $1,245
2013 $13,622 $1,379
2014 $14,262 $1,430
2015 $12,638 $1,362
2016 $12,464 $975
2017 $13,913 $811
2018 $15,658 $634
2019 $15,875 -
2020 $16,151 -
2021 $18,636 -
2022 $18,891 -
2023 $22,145 -
2024 $25,023 -

Poland vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Yemen
1950 58.3 28.9
1951 58.9 29.3
1952 59.7 29.6
1953 61.3 30
1954 62.3 30.4
1955 63.1 30.8
1956 63.4 31.3
1957 64.4 31.8
1958 64.9 32.4
1959 66.4 32.9
1960 67.1 33.5
1961 67.8 34.1
1962 68 33.7
1963 68.3 33.4
1964 68.9 34.9
1965 69.4 35.6
1966 69.7 36.3
1967 69.9 37.1
1968 69.8 38
1969 69.8 39.6
1970 69.6 40.6
1971 69.8 41.8
1972 70.1 42.7
1973 70.7 43.6
1974 70.7 44.5
1975 70.6 45.5
1976 70.4 46.4
1977 70.3 47.4
1978 70.4 48.5
1979 70.2 49.5
1980 70.5 50.6
1981 70.6 51.7
1982 70.9 52.4
1983 70.8 53.6
1984 70.6 54.6
1985 70.5 55.4
1986 70.6 54
1987 70.8 56.8
1988 70.8 57.4
1989 70.8 58
1990 70.6 58.5
1991 70.7 58.8
1992 70.9 59.3
1993 71.3 59.7
1994 71.7 59.8
1995 72 60.5
1996 72.3 60.9
1997 72.6 61.3
1998 72.8 61.8
1999 73.2 62.3
2000 73.6 62.8
2001 74.2 63.3
2002 74.5 63.8
2003 74.8 64.4
2004 74.9 64.9
2005 75.1 65.4
2006 75.3 65.8
2007 75.4 66.2
2008 75.6 66.6
2009 75.9 66.9
2010 76.3 67.2
2011 76.6 67.4
2012 76.8 67.6
2013 77.1 68
2014 77.3 68
2015 77.6 66.8
2016 77.6 67.1
2017 77.7 67.1
2018 77.6 65.9
2019 77.9 66.6
2020 76.6 66.4
2021 75.6 66
2022 77.9 68
2023 78.6 69.3
2024 78.8 69.4
2025 79 69.6

Poland and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Yemen
Year Population
Poland Yemen
1960 29,637,450 5,532,301
1961 29,964,000 5,655,232
1962 30,308,500 5,782,221
1963 30,712,000 5,911,135
1964 31,139,450 6,048,006
1965 31,444,950 6,195,593
1966 31,681,000 6,351,494
1967 31,987,155 6,516,444
1968 32,294,655 6,690,524
1969 32,548,300 6,875,859
1970 32,664,300 7,065,279
1971 32,783,500 7,257,462
1972 33,055,650 7,460,068
1973 33,357,200 7,672,796
1974 33,678,899 7,896,783
1975 34,015,199 8,133,598
1976 34,356,300 8,384,113
1977 34,689,050 8,648,222
1978 34,965,600 8,926,586
1979 35,247,217 9,224,194
1980 35,574,150 9,543,358
1981 35,898,587 9,882,362
1982 36,230,481 10,241,006
1983 36,571,808 10,621,499
1984 36,904,134 11,025,597
1985 37,201,885 11,453,825
1986 37,456,119 11,901,040
1987 37,668,045 12,369,912
1988 37,824,487 12,859,708
1989 37,961,529 13,364,174
1990 38,110,782 13,887,862
1991 38,246,193 14,430,201
1992 38,363,667 14,989,494
1993 38,461,408 15,563,914
1994 38,542,652 16,149,147
1995 38,594,998 16,740,058
1996 38,624,370 17,313,177
1997 38,649,660 17,873,936
1998 38,663,481 18,446,013
1999 38,660,271 19,029,420
2000 38,258,629 19,624,141
2001 38,248,076 20,226,147
2002 38,230,364 20,835,086
2003 38,204,570 21,456,379
2004 38,182,222 22,095,167
2005 38,165,445 22,790,085
2006 38,141,267 23,543,083
2007 38,120,560 24,318,082
2008 38,125,759 25,111,941
2009 38,151,603 25,927,724
2010 38,042,794 26,754,387
2011 38,063,255 27,582,897
2012 38,063,164 28,433,647
2013 38,040,196 29,312,952
2014 38,011,735 30,226,309
2015 37,986,412 31,159,379
2016 37,970,087 32,109,010
2017 37,974,826 33,090,921
2018 37,974,750 34,085,182
2019 37,965,475 35,111,408
2020 37,515,748 36,134,863
2021 36,981,559 37,140,230
2022 36,821,749 38,222,876
2023 36,687,353 39,390,799
2024 36,554,707 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Poland and Yemen

Fertility rate
Poland

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Poland Yemen
1960 2.98 7.99
1961 2.83 8
1962 2.72 8.01
1963 2.7 8.03
1964 2.57 8.07
1965 2.52 8.1
1966 2.34 8.14
1967 2.33 8.17
1968 2.24 8.19
1969 2.2 8.22
1970 2.2 8.23
1971 2.25 8.26
1972 2.24 8.27
1973 2.26 8.29
1974 2.26 8.33
1975 2.27 8.37
1976 2.3 8.42
1977 2.23 8.47
1978 2.21 8.5
1979 2.28 8.67
1980 2.28 8.71
1981 2.24 8.75
1982 2.34 8.79
1983 2.42 8.83
1984 2.37 8.85
1985 2.33 8.86
1986 2.22 8.86
1987 2.15 8.83
1988 2.13 8.79
1989 2.08 8.71
1990 2.06 8.61
1991 2.07 8.46
1992 1.95 8.27
1993 1.87 8.05
1994 1.81 7.8
1995 1.62 7.53
1996 1.59 7
1997 1.51 6.82
1998 1.44 6.64
1999 1.37 6.49
2000 1.37 6.32
2001 1.31 6.14
2002 1.25 5.97
2003 1.22 5.84
2004 1.23 5.71
2005 1.24 5.56
2006 1.27 5.41
2007 1.31 5.26
2008 1.39 5.11
2009 1.4 5
2010 1.41 4.81
2011 1.33 4.63
2012 1.33 4.63
2013 1.29 4.62
2014 1.32 4.62
2015 1.32 4.62
2016 1.39 4.61
2017 1.48 4.61
2018 1.46 4.61
2019 1.44 4.6
2020 1.39 4.6
2021 1.33 4.6
2022 1.29 4.59
2023 1.16 4.59

Poland and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Poland Yemen
1960 26.6 19.7
1961 26.8 19.6
1962 26.9 19.6
1963 27.1 19.5
1964 27.3 19.4
1965 27.5 19.3
1966 27.7 19.2
1967 27.8 19.1
1968 28 18.9
1969 28.1 18.7
1970 28.2 18.4
1971 28.4 18.1
1972 28.5 17.8
1973 28.5 17.6
1974 28.6 17.3
1975 28.6 17
1976 28.7 16.8
1977 28.9 16.6
1978 29.1 16.3
1979 29.3 16.1
1980 29.5 15.9
1981 29.8 15.7
1982 30.1 15.5
1983 30.3 15.3
1984 30.6 15.1
1985 30.8 15
1986 31.1 14.9
1987 31.4 14.8
1988 31.7 14.7
1989 32.1 14.6
1990 32.4 14.6
1991 32.6 14.6
1992 32.9 14.6
1993 33.2 14.6
1994 33.5 14.6
1995 33.9 14.7
1996 34.2 14.8
1997 34.4 14.9
1998 34.7 15
1999 35 15.2
2000 35.2 15.4
2001 35.5 15.6
2002 35.8 15.8
2003 36 16
2004 36.3 16.2
2005 36.6 16.4
2006 36.9 16.7
2007 37.2 16.9
2008 37.5 17.2
2009 37.8 17.4
2010 38.1 17.7
2011 38.2 17.9
2012 38.4 18.1
2013 38.7 18.3
2014 39 18.5
2015 39.3 18.7
2016 39.7 18.8
2017 40 18.9
2018 40.4 19
2019 40.8 19.1
2020 41.1 19.1
2021 41.5 19.1
2022 41.9 19.2
2023 42.4 19.2
2024 42.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Poland Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Poland Yemen
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
49.1%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Poland Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Yemen
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
n/a

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