Italy vs Poland

Italy (Europe) and Poland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1990-2025

Italy Poland World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1990 Italy: 20,873.78 Poland: 1,731.21 World: 4,338.94 1991 Italy: 22,007.14 Poland: 2,235.54 World: 4,453.9 1992 Italy: 23,297.05 Poland: 2,459.02 World: 4,679.98 1993 Italy: 18,781.95 Poland: 2,497.13 World: 4,685.3 1994 Italy: 19,382.2 Poland: 2,874.83 World: 4,967.01 1995 Italy: 20,712.18 Poland: 3,700.96 World: 5,463.2 1996 Italy: 23,122.93 Poland: 4,163.51 World: 5,507.22 1997 Italy: 21,883.99 Poland: 4,137.01 World: 5,408.57 1998 Italy: 22,365.18 Poland: 4,533.54 World: 5,302.34 1999 Italy: 22,050 Poland: 4,415.5 World: 5,401.23 2000 Italy: 20,190 Poland: 4,520.64 World: 5,512.56 2001 Italy: 20,570.44 Poland: 5,015.24 World: 5,404.2 2002 Italy: 22,451.4 Poland: 5,223.45 World: 5,539.32 2003 Italy: 27,577.57 Poland: 5,720.81 World: 6,129.87 2004 Italy: 31,348.19 Poland: 6,711.73 World: 6,818 2005 Italy: 32,062.72 Poland: 8,043.92 World: 7,290.57 2006 Italy: 33,537.13 Poland: 9,068.86 World: 7,803.19 2007 Italy: 37,826.18 Poland: 11,272.53 World: 8,685.33 2008 Italy: 40,828.58 Poland: 14,048.56 World: 9,425.74 2009 Italy: 37,099.61 Poland: 11,556.3 World: 8,827.04 2010 Italy: 35,856.86 Poland: 12,567.73 World: 9,555.07 2011 Italy: 38,432.37 Poland: 13,867.67 World: 10,496.93 2012 Italy: 34,854.39 Poland: 13,087.42 World: 10,597.85 2013 Italy: 35,701.67 Poland: 13,621.9 World: 10,759.35 2014 Italy: 36,028.35 Poland: 14,262.28 World: 10,912.24 2015 Italy: 30,639.88 Poland: 12,637.52 World: 10,191.98 2016 Italy: 31,391.57 Poland: 12,464.01 World: 10,239.47 2017 Italy: 32,844.12 Poland: 13,913.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Italy: 35,062.34 Poland: 15,658.21 World: 11,344.73 2019 Italy: 33,812.79 Poland: 15,874.52 World: 11,417.6 2020 Italy: 32,091.49 Poland: 16,150.93 World: 10,999.49 2021 Italy: 36,852.54 Poland: 18,635.51 World: 12,472.91 2022 Italy: 35,653.9 Poland: 18,891.21 World: 12,876.24 2023 Italy: 39,279.7 Poland: 22,145.27 World: 13,313.86 2024 Italy: 40,429.62 Poland: 25,103.57 World: 13,717.09 2025 Italy: 43,308.64 Poland: 28,419.58 World: 14,405.85 1990 2002 2008 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Italy Poland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Italy: 69.12 Poland: 67.68 World: 50.94 1961 Italy: 69.76 Poland: 67.78 World: 52.8 1962 Italy: 69.15 Poland: 67.43 World: 55.29 1963 Italy: 69.25 Poland: 68.38 World: 55.65 1964 Italy: 70.31 Poland: 68.63 World: 56.1 1965 Italy: 70.17 Poland: 69.43 World: 55.93 1966 Italy: 70.93 Poland: 69.83 World: 56.45 1967 Italy: 70.96 Poland: 69.42 World: 56.9 1968 Italy: 70.78 Poland: 70.22 World: 57.34 1969 Italy: 70.81 Poland: 69.72 World: 57.68 1970 Italy: 71.56 Poland: 69.87 World: 57.94 1971 Italy: 71.81 Poland: 69.61 World: 58.02 1972 Italy: 72.08 Poland: 70.67 World: 58.84 1973 Italy: 72.03 Poland: 70.66 World: 59.3 1974 Italy: 72.73 Poland: 71.12 World: 59.7 1975 Italy: 72.65 Poland: 70.56 World: 60.13 1976 Italy: 72.99 Poland: 70.66 World: 60.45 1977 Italy: 73.36 Poland: 70.4 World: 61.04 1978 Italy: 73.69 Poland: 70.35 World: 61.39 1979 Italy: 74 Poland: 70.75 World: 61.84 1980 Italy: 73.94 Poland: 70.1 World: 62.15 1981 Italy: 74.35 Poland: 71.05 World: 62.52 1982 Italy: 74.81 Poland: 71.1 World: 62.87 1983 Italy: 74.64 Poland: 71 World: 63.13 1984 Italy: 75.39 Poland: 70.8 World: 63.44 1985 Italy: 75.47 Poland: 70.55 World: 63.73 1986 Italy: 75.77 Poland: 70.85 World: 64.12 1987 Italy: 76.22 Poland: 70.9 World: 64.46 1988 Italy: 76.37 Poland: 71.33 World: 64.67 1989 Italy: 76.82 Poland: 71.04 World: 64.96 1990 Italy: 76.97 Poland: 70.89 World: 65.11 1991 Italy: 77.02 Poland: 70.59 World: 65.3 1992 Italy: 77.42 Poland: 71.09 World: 65.55 1993 Italy: 77.72 Poland: 71.6 World: 65.74 1994 Italy: 77.92 Poland: 71.7 World: 65.96 1995 Italy: 78.17 Poland: 71.89 World: 66.2 1996 Italy: 78.52 Poland: 72.25 World: 66.52 1997 Italy: 78.82 Poland: 72.65 World: 66.83 1998 Italy: 78.98 Poland: 73 World: 67.07 1999 Italy: 79.42 Poland: 73.04 World: 67.31 2000 Italy: 79.78 Poland: 73.75 World: 67.65 2001 Italy: 80.13 Poland: 74.2 World: 67.95 2002 Italy: 80.23 Poland: 74.5 World: 68.23 2003 Italy: 79.98 Poland: 74.6 World: 68.52 2004 Italy: 80.78 Poland: 74.85 World: 68.77 2005 Italy: 80.78 Poland: 75 World: 69.11 2006 Italy: 81.28 Poland: 75.14 World: 69.47 2007 Italy: 81.43 Poland: 75.24 World: 69.81 2008 Italy: 81.49 Poland: 75.54 World: 70 2009 Italy: 81.64 Poland: 75.7 World: 70.38 2010 Italy: 82.04 Poland: 76.25 World: 70.68 2011 Italy: 82.19 Poland: 76.7 World: 70.97 2012 Italy: 82.24 Poland: 76.75 World: 71.26 2013 Italy: 82.69 Poland: 77 World: 71.53 2014 Italy: 83.09 Poland: 77.6 World: 71.78 2015 Italy: 82.54 Poland: 77.45 World: 71.97 2016 Italy: 83.24 Poland: 77.85 World: 72.19 2017 Italy: 82.95 Poland: 77.75 World: 72.37 2018 Italy: 83.35 Poland: 77.6 World: 72.64 2019 Italy: 83.5 Poland: 77.9 World: 72.87 2020 Italy: 82.2 Poland: 76.4 World: 72.18 2021 Italy: 82.65 Poland: 75.35 World: 71.22 2022 Italy: 82.7 Poland: 77.16 World: 72.97 2023 Italy: 83.35 Poland: 78.26 World: 73.33 2024 Italy: 83.95 Poland: 78.41 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Italy Poland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Italy: 2.4 Poland: 2.98 World: 4.69 1961 Italy: 2.44 Poland: 2.83 World: 4.56 1962 Italy: 2.46 Poland: 2.72 World: 5.02 1963 Italy: 2.51 Poland: 2.7 World: 5.31 1964 Italy: 2.66 Poland: 2.57 World: 5.13 1965 Italy: 2.6 Poland: 2.52 World: 5.08 1966 Italy: 2.58 Poland: 2.34 World: 4.97 1967 Italy: 2.5 Poland: 2.33 World: 4.87 1968 Italy: 2.46 Poland: 2.24 World: 4.98 1969 Italy: 2.47 Poland: 2.2 World: 4.88 1970 Italy: 2.38 Poland: 2.2 World: 4.84 1971 Italy: 2.4 Poland: 2.25 World: 4.69 1972 Italy: 2.35 Poland: 2.24 World: 4.55 1973 Italy: 2.3 Poland: 2.26 World: 4.42 1974 Italy: 2.28 Poland: 2.26 World: 4.26 1975 Italy: 2.17 Poland: 2.27 World: 4.07 1976 Italy: 2.04 Poland: 2.3 World: 3.97 1977 Italy: 1.93 Poland: 2.23 World: 3.84 1978 Italy: 1.84 Poland: 2.21 World: 3.77 1979 Italy: 1.73 Poland: 2.28 World: 3.76 1980 Italy: 1.64 Poland: 2.28 World: 3.73 1981 Italy: 1.58 Poland: 2.24 World: 3.71 1982 Italy: 1.56 Poland: 2.34 World: 3.72 1983 Italy: 1.51 Poland: 2.42 World: 3.59 1984 Italy: 1.46 Poland: 2.37 World: 3.57 1985 Italy: 1.42 Poland: 2.33 World: 3.53 1986 Italy: 1.35 Poland: 2.22 World: 3.51 1987 Italy: 1.33 Poland: 2.15 World: 3.48 1988 Italy: 1.36 Poland: 2.13 World: 3.39 1989 Italy: 1.33 Poland: 2.08 World: 3.35 1990 Italy: 1.33 Poland: 2.06 World: 3.31 1991 Italy: 1.3 Poland: 2.07 World: 3.13 1992 Italy: 1.3 Poland: 1.95 World: 3.04 1993 Italy: 1.25 Poland: 1.87 World: 2.97 1994 Italy: 1.21 Poland: 1.81 World: 2.92 1995 Italy: 1.19 Poland: 1.62 World: 2.87 1996 Italy: 1.2 Poland: 1.59 World: 2.82 1997 Italy: 1.22 Poland: 1.51 World: 2.78 1998 Italy: 1.22 Poland: 1.44 World: 2.75 1999 Italy: 1.23 Poland: 1.37 World: 2.72 2000 Italy: 1.26 Poland: 1.37 World: 2.73 2001 Italy: 1.25 Poland: 1.31 World: 2.69 2002 Italy: 1.27 Poland: 1.25 World: 2.66 2003 Italy: 1.29 Poland: 1.22 World: 2.64 2004 Italy: 1.34 Poland: 1.23 World: 2.63 2005 Italy: 1.33 Poland: 1.24 World: 2.61 2006 Italy: 1.37 Poland: 1.27 World: 2.61 2007 Italy: 1.39 Poland: 1.31 World: 2.6 2008 Italy: 1.44 Poland: 1.39 World: 2.6 2009 Italy: 1.44 Poland: 1.4 World: 2.59 2010 Italy: 1.44 Poland: 1.41 World: 2.57 2011 Italy: 1.42 Poland: 1.33 World: 2.55 2012 Italy: 1.42 Poland: 1.33 World: 2.56 2013 Italy: 1.39 Poland: 1.29 World: 2.53 2014 Italy: 1.38 Poland: 1.32 World: 2.52 2015 Italy: 1.36 Poland: 1.32 World: 2.49 2016 Italy: 1.36 Poland: 1.39 World: 2.49 2017 Italy: 1.34 Poland: 1.48 World: 2.46 2018 Italy: 1.31 Poland: 1.46 World: 2.39 2019 Italy: 1.27 Poland: 1.44 World: 2.35 2020 Italy: 1.24 Poland: 1.39 World: 2.28 2021 Italy: 1.25 Poland: 1.33 World: 2.25 2022 Italy: 1.24 Poland: 1.29 World: 2.22 2023 Italy: 1.21 Poland: 1.2 World: 2.2 2024 Italy: 1.18 Poland: 1.14 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Italy Poland World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Italy: 10.1 Poland: 13.62 World: 5.12 1992 Italy: 9.32 Poland: 13.65 World: 5.28 1993 Italy: 10.21 Poland: 14.39 World: 5.54 1994 Italy: 11.09 Poland: 14.83 World: 5.79 1995 Italy: 11.66 Poland: 13.7 World: 5.92 1996 Italy: 11.86 Poland: 12.68 World: 5.98 1997 Italy: 11.99 Poland: 10.96 World: 6.01 1998 Italy: 12.12 Poland: 9.94 World: 6.16 1999 Italy: 11.68 Poland: 12.29 World: 6.28 2000 Italy: 10.83 Poland: 14.93 World: 6.11 2001 Italy: 9.6 Poland: 18.44 World: 6.19 2002 Italy: 9.21 Poland: 20.21 World: 6.41 2003 Italy: 8.87 Poland: 19.9 World: 6.48 2004 Italy: 7.87 Poland: 18.82 World: 6.33 2005 Italy: 7.73 Poland: 17.59 World: 6.22 2006 Italy: 6.78 Poland: 13.79 World: 5.97 2007 Italy: 6.08 Poland: 9.55 World: 5.77 2008 Italy: 6.72 Poland: 7.07 World: 5.82 2009 Italy: 7.75 Poland: 8.13 World: 6.41 2010 Italy: 8.36 Poland: 9.58 World: 6.28 2011 Italy: 8.36 Poland: 9.58 World: 6.15 2012 Italy: 10.66 Poland: 10.03 World: 6.15 2013 Italy: 12.15 Poland: 10.29 World: 6.1 2014 Italy: 12.68 Poland: 8.97 World: 5.96 2015 Italy: 11.9 Poland: 7.48 World: 6 2016 Italy: 11.69 Poland: 6.14 World: 5.97 2017 Italy: 11.21 Poland: 4.87 World: 5.9 2018 Italy: 10.54 Poland: 3.84 World: 5.76 2019 Italy: 9.88 Poland: 3.27 World: 5.59 2020 Italy: 9.19 Poland: 3.16 World: 6.59 2021 Italy: 9.5 Poland: 3.27 World: 6.05 2022 Italy: 8.07 Poland: 2.81 World: 5.23 2023 Italy: 7.63 Poland: 2.74 World: 4.85 2024 Italy: 6.5 Poland: 2.81 World: 4.81 2025 Italy: 6.39 Poland: 2.98 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Italy Poland World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1970 Italy: 5.85 Poland: 9.46 World: 4.14 1971 Italy: 6.09 Poland: 9.69 World: 4.04 1972 Italy: 6.39 Poland: 10.01 World: 4.16 1973 Italy: 6.75 Poland: 10.45 World: 4.32 1974 Italy: 6.75 Poland: 10.74 World: 4.23 1975 Italy: 6.42 Poland: 11.08 World: 4.14 1976 Italy: 6.87 Poland: 11.69 World: 4.31 1977 Italy: 6.64 Poland: 12 World: 4.36 1978 Italy: 6.75 Poland: 12.7 World: 4.42 1979 Italy: 7.01 Poland: 12.62 World: 4.46 1980 Italy: 7.05 Poland: 12.83 World: 4.33 1981 Italy: 6.83 Poland: 11.67 World: 4.18 1982 Italy: 6.68 Poland: 11.74 World: 4.05 1983 Italy: 6.6 Poland: 11.74 World: 4.01 1984 Italy: 6.7 Poland: 12.04 World: 4.07 1985 Italy: 6.69 Poland: 12.22 World: 4.05 1986 Italy: 6.72 Poland: 12.34 World: 4.04 1987 Italy: 7.07 Poland: 12.7 World: 4.1 1988 Italy: 7.15 Poland: 12.37 World: 4.16 1989 Italy: 7.46 Poland: 11.78 World: 4.16 1990 Italy: 7.51 Poland: 9.75 World: 4.15 1991 Italy: 7.49 Poland: 9.65 World: 4.1 1992 Italy: 7.45 Poland: 9.39 World: 4.01 1993 Italy: 7.33 Poland: 9.38 World: 3.97 1994 Italy: 7.23 Poland: 9.2 World: 3.94 1995 Italy: 7.65 Poland: 9.24 World: 3.99 1996 Italy: 7.56 Poland: 9.64 World: 4.01 1997 Italy: 7.62 Poland: 9.38 World: 4.02 1998 Italy: 7.78 Poland: 8.64 World: 3.98 1999 Italy: 7.9 Poland: 8.4 World: 3.95 2000 Italy: 7.98 Poland: 8.18 World: 4.01 2001 Italy: 7.96 Poland: 8.1 World: 4.01 2002 Italy: 8.07 Poland: 7.91 World: 4.02 2003 Italy: 8.38 Poland: 8.25 World: 4.15 2004 Italy: 8.51 Poland: 8.32 World: 4.28 2005 Italy: 8.48 Poland: 8.31 World: 4.39 2006 Italy: 8.35 Poland: 8.67 World: 4.48 2007 Italy: 8.17 Poland: 8.66 World: 4.59 2008 Italy: 7.85 Poland: 8.51 World: 4.56 2009 Italy: 6.95 Poland: 8.16 World: 4.45 2010 Italy: 7.08 Poland: 8.66 World: 4.67 2011 Italy: 6.91 Poland: 8.59 World: 4.76 2012 Italy: 6.55 Poland: 8.4 World: 4.77 2013 Italy: 6 Poland: 8.28 World: 4.81 2014 Italy: 5.69 Poland: 7.96 World: 4.78 2015 Italy: 5.87 Poland: 8.05 World: 4.7 2016 Italy: 5.81 Poland: 8.34 World: 4.65 2017 Italy: 5.76 Poland: 8.7 World: 4.67 2018 Italy: 5.68 Poland: 8.68 World: 4.73 2019 Italy: 5.57 Poland: 8.22 World: 4.7 2020 Italy: 4.97 Poland: 7.91 World: 4.47 2021 Italy: 5.59 Poland: 8.76 World: 4.68 2022 Italy: 5.61 Poland: 8.36 World: 4.67 2023 Italy: 5.16 Poland: 7.65 World: 4.68 2024 Italy: 5.08 Poland: 7.55 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Italy Poland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Italy: 35 Poland: 38.81 World: 15.6 2006 Italy: 37.99 Poland: 44.58 World: 17.2 2007 Italy: 40.79 Poland: 48.6 World: 20.2 2008 Italy: 44.53 Poland: 53.13 World: 22.8 2009 Italy: 48.83 Poland: 58.97 World: 25.3 2010 Italy: 53.68 Poland: 62.32 World: 28.4 2011 Italy: 54.39 Poland: 61.95 World: 30.9 2012 Italy: 55.83 Poland: 62.31 World: 33.3 2013 Italy: 58.46 Poland: 62.85 World: 35.3 2014 Italy: 55.64 Poland: 66.6 World: 37.4 2015 Italy: 58.14 Poland: 68 World: 39.9 2016 Italy: 61.32 Poland: 73.3 World: 43.6 2017 Italy: 63.08 Poland: 75.99 World: 46.3 2018 Italy: 74.39 Poland: 77.54 World: 49.4 2019 Italy: 67.85 Poland: 80.44 World: 53.9 2020 Italy: 70.48 Poland: 83.18 World: 60.1 2021 Italy: 74.86 Poland: 85.37 World: 63.8 2022 Italy: 85.06 Poland: 86.94 World: 67 2023 Italy: 87.03 Poland: 86.41 World: 69.2 2024 Italy: 89.22 Poland: 88.59 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Italy Poland
Population 58.9 mn 2025
25th of 215		 36.4 mn 2025
44th of 215
Population density 199.5 /km² 2023
65th of 214		 119.8 /km² 2023
88th of 214
Population growth -0.06 % 2025
172nd of 215		 -0.34 % 2025
191st of 215
Life expectancy 84.0 years 2024
11th of 215		 78.4 years 2024
60th of 215
Fertility rate 1.18 2024
199th of 215		 1.14 2024
203rd of 215
Birth rate 6.3 ‰ 2024
208th of 215		 6.9 ‰ 2024
202nd of 215
Infant mortality 2.3 ‰ 2024
16th of 196		 3.6 ‰ 2024
36th of 196
Urban population 69.7 % 2025
91st of 215		 60.1 % 2025
124th of 215
Aged 65+ 25.1 % 2025
4th of 215		 20.8 % 2025
31st of 215
Living in cities 34.5 % 2025
121st of 215		 28.9 % 2025
143rd of 215
Living in towns 42.5 % 2025
57th of 215		 31.5 % 2025
104th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.1 % 2025
124th of 215		 39.6 % 2025
45th of 215

Human development

Indicator Italy Poland
Human Development Index 0.915 2023
30th of 193		 0.906 2023
35th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.817 2023
35th of 169		 0.817 2023
36th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.801 2023
7th of 156		 0.792 2023
11th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.043 2023
16th of 172		 0.081 2023
29th of 172

Economy

Indicator Italy Poland
GDP 2.6 tn US$ 2025
9th of 186		 1 tn US$ 2025
21st of 186
GDP per capita 43,309 US$ 2025
26th of 186		 28,420 US$ 2025
44th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 62,803 int. $ 2025
30th of 185		 54,262 int. $ 2025
40th of 185
GNI per capita 42,080 US$ 2025
24th of 182		 25,520 US$ 2025
42nd of 182
GDP growth 0.5 % 2025
170th of 186		 3.6 % 2025
86th of 186
Inflation 1.5 % 2025
119th of 165		 3.8 % 2025
59th of 165
Trade 62.5 % 2025
88th of 138		 97.0 % 2025
48th of 138
Exports 32.2 % 2025
77th of 138		 50.0 % 2025
37th of 138
FDI inflows 0.0 % 2025
138th of 192		 1.9 % 2025
105th of 192
Manufacturing 15.0 % 2025
35th of 132		 15.0 % 2025
34th of 132
Agriculture 2.1 % 2025
126th of 158		 2.5 % 2025
122nd of 158
Tax revenue 25.6 % 2024
12th of 89		 18.0 % 2023
Military spending 1.6 % 2024
73rd of 147		 4.2 % 2024
14th of 147

Labour

Indicator Italy Poland
Unemployment 6.4 % 2025
116th of 181		 3.0 % 2025
39th of 181
Youth unemployment 20.5 % 2025
137th of 181		 10.7 % 2025
79th of 181
Women in the labour force 40.8 % 2025
146th of 181		 51.6 % 2025
106th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.3 % 2025
141st of 181		 6.2 % 2025
122nd of 181
Weekly hours worked 33.9 h 2025
142nd of 181		 36.3 h 2025
120th of 181
Youth NEET rate 12.1 % 2025
50th of 181		 10.5 % 2025
38th of 181
Labour income share 57.8 % 2024
12th of 114		 47.5 % 2023
Output per hour 74.1 $ 2025
18th of 181		 48.8 $ 2025
44th of 181

Health

Indicator Italy Poland
Health spending 8.4 % 2024
53rd of 192		 8.1 % 2024
80th of 192
Health spending per person 3,398 US$ 2024
27th of 191		 2,014 US$ 2024
49th of 191
Physicians 4.19 /1,000 2022
21st of 125		 4.03 /1,000 2023
39th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
14th of 196		 4.2 ‰ 2024
34th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
31st of 194		 2 /100k 2023
5th of 194
Tobacco use 22.4 % 2024
103rd of 166		 21.7 % 2024
98th of 166
Safe drinking water 96.8 % 2024
42nd of 147		 88.7 % 2024
63rd of 147

Food

Indicator Italy Poland
Calories per person 3,753 kcal 2023
7th of 155		 3,730 kcal 2023
9th of 155
Protein supply 116.2 g 2022
23rd of 174		 119.1 g 2022
19th of 174
Animal protein supply 69.3 g 2022
32nd of 174		 73.2 g 2022
23rd of 174
Fat supply 160.2 g 2022
9th of 174		 139.2 g 2022
28th of 174
Food insecurity 1.7 % 2024
4th of 134		 2.7 % 2024
8th of 134
Cereal import dependency 42.5 % 2022
81st of 160		 -31.2 % 2022
140th of 160
Severe food insecurity - 0.9 % 2022

Education

Indicator Italy Poland
Literacy 99.4 % 2019 -
Secondary enrolment 100.7 % 2023 107.9 % 2024
19th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 75.9 % 2023
37th of 128		 80.9 % 2024
33rd of 128
Education spending 4.1 % 2022 4.3 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs 2023
30th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
31st of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
75th of 193		 13.2 yrs 2023
12th of 193

Society

Indicator Italy Poland
Income inequality 34.3 2023
46th of 93		 28.5 2023
22nd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2023
53rd of 93		 0.2 % 2023
27th of 93
Internet use 89.2 % 2024
62nd of 182		 88.6 % 2024
66th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 132.6 /100 2024
42nd of 151		 138.0 /100 2024
38th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
52nd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
86th of 213
Women in parliament 32.8 % 2025
58th of 184		 31.3 % 2025
68th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Italy Poland
Refugees hosted 192,914 2025
35th of 177		 990,469 2025
8th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 3.3 ‰ 2025
69th of 177		 26.0 ‰ 2025
17th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 234,144 2025
7th of 177		 13,848 2025
50th of 177
Refugees from the country 266 2025
131st of 199		 1,368 2025
99th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
179th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
139th of 199

Governance

Indicator Italy Poland
Control of corruption 59.1 /100 2024
62nd of 207		 63.9 /100 2024
47th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.7 /100 2024
46th of 205		 64.4 /100 2024
55th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
57th of 207		 66.9 /100 2024
66th of 207
Regulatory quality 65.0 /100 2024
53rd of 205		 65.7 /100 2024
48th of 205
Voice and accountability 75.5 /100 2024
31st of 205		 70.0 /100 2024
55th of 205
Political stability 71.2 /100 2024
89th of 207		 74.4 /100 2024
74th of 207

Environment

Indicator Italy Poland
CO₂ per capita 5.08 t 2024
152nd of 202		 7.55 t 2024
174th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 301.9 Mt 2024
19th of 204		 272.9 Mt 2024
22nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.78 % 2024
19th of 204		 0.71 % 2024
22nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 26.0 Gt 2024
12th of 204		 29.0 Gt 2024
11th of 204
GHG per capita 6.30 t 2024
144th of 202		 9.52 t 2024
170th of 202
Renewable energy 17.5 % 2021
116th of 211		 15.2 % 2021
123rd of 211
Forest area 32.9 % 2023
100th of 212		 31.1 % 2023
107th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.3 µg/m³ 2023
78th of 200		 16.5 µg/m³ 2023
94th of 200
Water stress 29.8 % 2022
124th of 176		 32.5 % 2022
127th of 176
Land area 295,720 km² 2023
73rd of 214		 306,270 km² 2023
70th of 214

Energy

Indicator Italy Poland
Renewable electricity 48.8 % 2025
66th of 190		 31.2 % 2025
96th of 190
Wind and solar 24.9 % 2025
32nd of 190		 25.2 % 2025
24th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
95th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
140th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 48.8 % 2025
76th of 190		 31.2 % 2025
106th of 190
Fossil electricity 51.2 % 2025
76th of 190		 68.8 % 2025
106th of 190
Coal power 1.3 % 2025
119th of 188		 50.6 % 2025
176th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 284 g/kWh 2025
63rd of 190		 591 g/kWh 2025
147th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.29 MWh 2025
54th of 191		 4.55 MWh 2025
63rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.