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🇵🇱 Poland vs 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Ukraine has 2.54M more people — 38,980,376 against 36,435,861. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇵🇱 Poland
36,435,861
Europe · rank #44 · −0.34%
World Bank, 2025
🇺🇦 Ukraine
38,980,376
Europe · rank #40 · +2.92%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Values are each country's most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each.
IndicatorPolandUkraine
Population36,435,86144th of 24038,980,37640th of 240
Annual Growth Rate−0.34%213th of 240+2.92%14th of 240
Population Density/km²120/km²98th of 24065/km²150th of 240
Land Areakm²306,270 km²70th of 240579,400 km²46th of 240
Urban Population60.1%141st of 24069.6%108th of 240
GDP per Capita$28,42072nd of 240$5,866155th of 240
GDP Growth+3.6%94th of 210+1.8%148th of 210
Life Expectancyyears78.4 years76th of 24074.7 years129th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.14 births per woman224th of 2400.99 births per woman234th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,0006.9 per 1,000199th of 2135.5 per 1,000209th of 213
Death Rateper 1,00011.2 per 1,00023rd of 21313.6 per 1,0006th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.6 per 1,000 live births159th of 1947.6 per 1,000 live births130th of 194
Unemployment Rate3.0%148th of 1869.8%39th of 186
Inflation Rate3.8%71st of 19112.7%20th of 191
Poverty Rate13.3%131st of 16423.2%74th of 164
Gini Index28.5148th of 17025.6165th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP8.1% of GDP61st of 1928.2% of GDP58th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0004.03 per 1,00030th of 2063.53 per 1,00046th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.04 per 1,00020th of 1996.14 per 1,00019th of 199
Literacy Rate98.7%39th of 17599.4%20th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP4.3% of GDP92nd of 2025.1% of GDP61st of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary107.9% gross, secondary32nd of 20786.2% gross, secondary127th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption15.2% of final consumption122nd of 2118.9% of final consumption151st of 211
Forest Coverageof land area31.1% of land area106th of 21116.8% of land area137th of 211
Internet Penetration88.6%71st of 21182.5%96th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people138.0 per 100 people46th of 212133.4 per 100 people50th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births2 per 100,000 live births189th of 19315 per 100,000 live births133rd of 193
Military Spendingof GDP4.15% of GDP18th of 16334.48% of GDP1st of 163
Protected Areasof land area39.6% of land area17th of 21117.1% of land area105th of 211
Median Ageyears42.5 years42nd of 24041.8 years49th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears12.0 years24th of 14810.8 years49th of 148
Human Development Index0.90635th of 1920.77986th of 192
Happiness Index/ 106.77/ 1024th of 1644.66/ 10119th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita7.08 tonnes per capita40th of 2123.76 tonnes per capita89th of 212
Obesity Rate25.9%92nd of 19827.8%80th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

PolandUkraine
010M20M30M40M50M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Poland and Ukraine population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Poland195024.8M
Poland197534M
Poland200038.3M
Poland202538.1M
Poland205032.8M
Poland207525.5M
Poland210019.3M
Ukraine195037.3M
Ukraine197548.9M
Ukraine200049.6M
Ukraine202539M
Ukraine205032M
Ukraine207522.8M
Ukraine210015.2M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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