Poland vs Spain

Poland (Europe) and Spain (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

Poland Spain World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1990 Poland: 1,731.21 Spain: 13,795.02 World: 4,338.94 1991 Poland: 2,235.54 Spain: 14,801.32 World: 4,453.9 1992 Poland: 2,459.02 Spain: 16,100.68 World: 4,679.98 1993 Poland: 2,497.13 Spain: 13,330.38 World: 4,685.3 1994 Poland: 2,874.83 Spain: 13,405.7 World: 4,967.01 1995 Poland: 3,700.96 Spain: 15,460.91 World: 5,463.2 1996 Poland: 4,163.51 Spain: 16,100.62 World: 5,507.22 1997 Poland: 4,137.01 Spain: 14,722.37 World: 5,408.57 1998 Poland: 4,533.54 Spain: 15,382.33 World: 5,302.34 1999 Poland: 4,415.5 Spain: 15,707.95 World: 5,401.23 2000 Poland: 4,520.64 Spain: 14,743.27 World: 5,512.56 2001 Poland: 5,015.24 Spain: 15,368.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 Poland: 5,223.45 Spain: 17,111.07 World: 5,539.32 2003 Poland: 5,720.81 Spain: 21,522.02 World: 6,129.87 2004 Poland: 6,711.73 Spain: 24,925.03 World: 6,818 2005 Poland: 8,043.92 Spain: 26,450.95 World: 7,290.57 2006 Poland: 9,068.86 Spain: 28,421.69 World: 7,803.19 2007 Poland: 11,272.53 Spain: 32,652.02 World: 8,685.33 2008 Poland: 14,048.56 Spain: 35,603.25 World: 9,425.74 2009 Poland: 11,556.3 Spain: 32,279.82 World: 8,827.04 2010 Poland: 12,567.73 Spain: 30,658.74 World: 9,555.07 2011 Poland: 13,867.67 Spain: 31,824.62 World: 10,496.93 2012 Poland: 13,087.42 Spain: 28,456.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Poland: 13,621.9 Spain: 29,228.85 World: 10,759.35 2014 Poland: 14,262.28 Spain: 29,707.77 World: 10,912.24 2015 Poland: 12,637.52 Spain: 25,982.44 World: 10,191.98 2016 Poland: 12,464.01 Spain: 26,755.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Poland: 13,913.34 Spain: 28,381.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Poland: 15,658.21 Spain: 30,602.42 World: 11,344.73 2019 Poland: 15,874.52 Spain: 29,786.52 World: 11,417.6 2020 Poland: 16,150.93 Spain: 27,233.94 World: 10,999.49 2021 Poland: 18,635.51 Spain: 30,799.48 World: 12,472.91 2022 Poland: 18,891.21 Spain: 30,319.5 World: 12,876.24 2023 Poland: 22,145.27 Spain: 33,493.22 World: 13,313.86 2024 Poland: 25,103.57 Spain: 35,326.77 World: 13,717.09 2025 Poland: 28,419.58 Spain: 38,627.25 World: 14,405.85 1990 2002 2008 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Poland Spain World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Poland: 67.68 Spain: 69.11 World: 50.94 1961 Poland: 67.78 Spain: 69.48 World: 52.8 1962 Poland: 67.43 Spain: 69.52 World: 55.29 1963 Poland: 68.38 Spain: 69.68 World: 55.65 1964 Poland: 68.63 Spain: 70.4 World: 56.1 1965 Poland: 69.43 Spain: 70.81 World: 55.93 1966 Poland: 69.83 Spain: 71.06 World: 56.45 1967 Poland: 69.42 Spain: 71.25 World: 56.9 1968 Poland: 70.22 Spain: 71.54 World: 57.34 1969 Poland: 69.72 Spain: 71.06 World: 57.68 1970 Poland: 69.87 Spain: 72.03 World: 57.94 1971 Poland: 69.61 Spain: 71.63 World: 58.02 1972 Poland: 70.67 Spain: 72.82 World: 58.84 1973 Poland: 70.66 Spain: 72.61 World: 59.3 1974 Poland: 71.12 Spain: 72.97 World: 59.7 1975 Poland: 70.56 Spain: 73.32 World: 60.13 1976 Poland: 70.66 Spain: 73.64 World: 60.45 1977 Poland: 70.4 Spain: 74.13 World: 61.04 1978 Poland: 70.35 Spain: 74.3 World: 61.39 1979 Poland: 70.75 Spain: 74.82 World: 61.84 1980 Poland: 70.1 Spain: 75.35 World: 62.15 1981 Poland: 71.05 Spain: 75.53 World: 62.52 1982 Poland: 71.1 Spain: 76.13 World: 62.87 1983 Poland: 71 Spain: 75.91 World: 63.13 1984 Poland: 70.8 Spain: 76.3 World: 63.44 1985 Poland: 70.55 Spain: 76.26 World: 63.73 1986 Poland: 70.85 Spain: 76.51 World: 64.12 1987 Poland: 70.9 Spain: 76.73 World: 64.46 1988 Poland: 71.33 Spain: 76.75 World: 64.67 1989 Poland: 71.04 Spain: 76.81 World: 64.96 1990 Poland: 70.89 Spain: 76.84 World: 65.11 1991 Poland: 70.59 Spain: 76.97 World: 65.3 1992 Poland: 71.09 Spain: 77.41 World: 65.55 1993 Poland: 71.6 Spain: 77.55 World: 65.74 1994 Poland: 71.7 Spain: 77.9 World: 65.96 1995 Poland: 71.89 Spain: 77.98 World: 66.2 1996 Poland: 72.25 Spain: 78.12 World: 66.52 1997 Poland: 72.65 Spain: 78.6 World: 66.83 1998 Poland: 73 Spain: 78.67 World: 67.07 1999 Poland: 73.04 Spain: 78.72 World: 67.31 2000 Poland: 73.75 Spain: 78.97 World: 67.65 2001 Poland: 74.2 Spain: 79.37 World: 67.95 2002 Poland: 74.5 Spain: 79.57 World: 68.23 2003 Poland: 74.6 Spain: 79.62 World: 68.52 2004 Poland: 74.85 Spain: 79.87 World: 68.77 2005 Poland: 75 Spain: 80.17 World: 69.11 2006 Poland: 75.14 Spain: 80.82 World: 69.47 2007 Poland: 75.24 Spain: 80.87 World: 69.81 2008 Poland: 75.54 Spain: 81.18 World: 70 2009 Poland: 75.7 Spain: 81.48 World: 70.38 2010 Poland: 76.25 Spain: 81.63 World: 70.68 2011 Poland: 76.7 Spain: 82.48 World: 70.97 2012 Poland: 76.75 Spain: 82.43 World: 71.26 2013 Poland: 77 Spain: 83.08 World: 71.53 2014 Poland: 77.6 Spain: 83.23 World: 71.78 2015 Poland: 77.45 Spain: 82.83 World: 71.97 2016 Poland: 77.85 Spain: 83.33 World: 72.19 2017 Poland: 77.75 Spain: 83.28 World: 72.37 2018 Poland: 77.6 Spain: 83.43 World: 72.64 2019 Poland: 77.9 Spain: 83.83 World: 72.87 2020 Poland: 76.4 Spain: 82.23 World: 72.18 2021 Poland: 75.35 Spain: 83.18 World: 71.22 2022 Poland: 77.16 Spain: 83.13 World: 72.97 2023 Poland: 78.26 Spain: 83.93 World: 73.33 2024 Poland: 78.41 Spain: 83.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Poland Spain World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Poland: 2.98 Spain: 2.86 World: 4.69 1961 Poland: 2.83 Spain: 2.77 World: 4.56 1962 Poland: 2.72 Spain: 2.8 World: 5.02 1963 Poland: 2.7 Spain: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Poland: 2.57 Spain: 3.01 World: 5.13 1965 Poland: 2.52 Spain: 2.94 World: 5.08 1966 Poland: 2.34 Spain: 2.91 World: 4.97 1967 Poland: 2.33 Spain: 2.94 World: 4.87 1968 Poland: 2.24 Spain: 2.87 World: 4.98 1969 Poland: 2.2 Spain: 2.86 World: 4.88 1970 Poland: 2.2 Spain: 2.84 World: 4.84 1971 Poland: 2.25 Spain: 2.9 World: 4.69 1972 Poland: 2.24 Spain: 2.87 World: 4.55 1973 Poland: 2.26 Spain: 2.84 World: 4.42 1974 Poland: 2.26 Spain: 2.88 World: 4.26 1975 Poland: 2.27 Spain: 2.77 World: 4.07 1976 Poland: 2.3 Spain: 2.77 World: 3.97 1977 Poland: 2.23 Spain: 2.65 World: 3.84 1978 Poland: 2.21 Spain: 2.54 World: 3.77 1979 Poland: 2.28 Spain: 2.37 World: 3.76 1980 Poland: 2.28 Spain: 2.22 World: 3.73 1981 Poland: 2.24 Spain: 2.04 World: 3.71 1982 Poland: 2.34 Spain: 1.94 World: 3.72 1983 Poland: 2.42 Spain: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Poland: 2.37 Spain: 1.73 World: 3.57 1985 Poland: 2.33 Spain: 1.64 World: 3.53 1986 Poland: 2.22 Spain: 1.56 World: 3.51 1987 Poland: 2.15 Spain: 1.49 World: 3.48 1988 Poland: 2.13 Spain: 1.45 World: 3.39 1989 Poland: 2.08 Spain: 1.4 World: 3.35 1990 Poland: 2.06 Spain: 1.36 World: 3.31 1991 Poland: 2.07 Spain: 1.33 World: 3.13 1992 Poland: 1.95 Spain: 1.31 World: 3.04 1993 Poland: 1.87 Spain: 1.26 World: 2.97 1994 Poland: 1.81 Spain: 1.19 World: 2.92 1995 Poland: 1.62 Spain: 1.16 World: 2.87 1996 Poland: 1.59 Spain: 1.14 World: 2.82 1997 Poland: 1.51 Spain: 1.15 World: 2.78 1998 Poland: 1.44 Spain: 1.13 World: 2.75 1999 Poland: 1.37 Spain: 1.17 World: 2.72 2000 Poland: 1.37 Spain: 1.22 World: 2.73 2001 Poland: 1.31 Spain: 1.23 World: 2.69 2002 Poland: 1.25 Spain: 1.25 World: 2.66 2003 Poland: 1.22 Spain: 1.3 World: 2.64 2004 Poland: 1.23 Spain: 1.31 World: 2.63 2005 Poland: 1.24 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.61 2006 Poland: 1.27 Spain: 1.36 World: 2.61 2007 Poland: 1.31 Spain: 1.38 World: 2.6 2008 Poland: 1.39 Spain: 1.45 World: 2.6 2009 Poland: 1.4 Spain: 1.38 World: 2.59 2010 Poland: 1.41 Spain: 1.37 World: 2.57 2011 Poland: 1.33 Spain: 1.34 World: 2.55 2012 Poland: 1.33 Spain: 1.32 World: 2.56 2013 Poland: 1.29 Spain: 1.27 World: 2.53 2014 Poland: 1.32 Spain: 1.32 World: 2.52 2015 Poland: 1.32 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.49 2016 Poland: 1.39 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.49 2017 Poland: 1.48 Spain: 1.31 World: 2.46 2018 Poland: 1.46 Spain: 1.26 World: 2.39 2019 Poland: 1.44 Spain: 1.23 World: 2.35 2020 Poland: 1.39 Spain: 1.18 World: 2.28 2021 Poland: 1.33 Spain: 1.18 World: 2.25 2022 Poland: 1.29 Spain: 1.16 World: 2.22 2023 Poland: 1.2 Spain: 1.12 World: 2.2 2024 Poland: 1.14 Spain: 1.1 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Poland Spain World

0 10 20 30 1991 Poland: 13.62 Spain: 15.93 World: 5.12 1992 Poland: 13.65 Spain: 17.7 World: 5.28 1993 Poland: 14.39 Spain: 22.16 World: 5.54 1994 Poland: 14.83 Spain: 24.21 World: 5.79 1995 Poland: 13.7 Spain: 22.68 World: 5.92 1996 Poland: 12.68 Spain: 22.14 World: 5.98 1997 Poland: 10.96 Spain: 20.7 World: 6.01 1998 Poland: 9.94 Spain: 18.67 World: 6.16 1999 Poland: 12.29 Spain: 15.48 World: 6.28 2000 Poland: 14.93 Spain: 13.79 World: 6.11 2001 Poland: 18.44 Spain: 10.35 World: 6.19 2002 Poland: 20.21 Spain: 11.15 World: 6.41 2003 Poland: 19.9 Spain: 11.28 World: 6.48 2004 Poland: 18.82 Spain: 11.09 World: 6.33 2005 Poland: 17.59 Spain: 9.15 World: 6.22 2006 Poland: 13.79 Spain: 8.45 World: 5.97 2007 Poland: 9.55 Spain: 8.23 World: 5.77 2008 Poland: 7.07 Spain: 11.25 World: 5.82 2009 Poland: 8.13 Spain: 17.86 World: 6.41 2010 Poland: 9.58 Spain: 19.86 World: 6.28 2011 Poland: 9.58 Spain: 21.39 World: 6.15 2012 Poland: 10.03 Spain: 24.79 World: 6.15 2013 Poland: 10.29 Spain: 26.09 World: 6.1 2014 Poland: 8.97 Spain: 24.44 World: 5.96 2015 Poland: 7.48 Spain: 22.06 World: 6 2016 Poland: 6.14 Spain: 19.64 World: 5.97 2017 Poland: 4.87 Spain: 17.22 World: 5.9 2018 Poland: 3.84 Spain: 15.26 World: 5.76 2019 Poland: 3.27 Spain: 14.1 World: 5.59 2020 Poland: 3.16 Spain: 15.53 World: 6.59 2021 Poland: 3.27 Spain: 14.91 World: 6.05 2022 Poland: 2.81 Spain: 13.03 World: 5.23 2023 Poland: 2.74 Spain: 12.18 World: 4.85 2024 Poland: 2.81 Spain: 11.4 World: 4.81 2025 Poland: 2.98 Spain: 10.38 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Poland Spain World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1970 Poland: 9.46 Spain: 4.22 World: 4.14 1971 Poland: 9.69 Spain: 4.07 World: 4.04 1972 Poland: 10.01 Spain: 4.38 World: 4.16 1973 Poland: 10.45 Spain: 4.7 World: 4.32 1974 Poland: 10.74 Spain: 5 World: 4.23 1975 Poland: 11.08 Spain: 5.11 World: 4.14 1976 Poland: 11.69 Spain: 5.56 World: 4.31 1977 Poland: 12 Spain: 5.28 World: 4.36 1978 Poland: 12.7 Spain: 5.19 World: 4.42 1979 Poland: 12.62 Spain: 5.46 World: 4.46 1980 Poland: 12.83 Spain: 5.68 World: 4.33 1981 Poland: 11.67 Spain: 5.79 World: 4.18 1982 Poland: 11.74 Spain: 5.58 World: 4.05 1983 Poland: 11.74 Spain: 5.64 World: 4.01 1984 Poland: 12.04 Spain: 5.33 World: 4.07 1985 Poland: 12.22 Spain: 5.13 World: 4.05 1986 Poland: 12.34 Spain: 5.22 World: 4.04 1987 Poland: 12.7 Spain: 5.23 World: 4.1 1988 Poland: 12.37 Spain: 5.33 World: 4.16 1989 Poland: 11.78 Spain: 5.79 World: 4.16 1990 Poland: 9.75 Spain: 5.9 World: 4.15 1991 Poland: 9.65 Spain: 6.09 World: 4.1 1992 Poland: 9.39 Spain: 6.27 World: 4.01 1993 Poland: 9.38 Spain: 5.87 World: 3.97 1994 Poland: 9.2 Spain: 6.12 World: 3.94 1995 Poland: 9.24 Spain: 6.42 World: 3.99 1996 Poland: 9.64 Spain: 6.14 World: 4.01 1997 Poland: 9.38 Spain: 6.59 World: 4.02 1998 Poland: 8.64 Spain: 6.78 World: 3.98 1999 Poland: 8.4 Spain: 7.3 World: 3.95 2000 Poland: 8.18 Spain: 7.65 World: 4.01 2001 Poland: 8.1 Spain: 7.6 World: 4.01 2002 Poland: 7.91 Spain: 7.93 World: 4.02 2003 Poland: 8.25 Spain: 7.96 World: 4.15 2004 Poland: 8.32 Spain: 8.21 World: 4.28 2005 Poland: 8.31 Spain: 8.43 World: 4.39 2006 Poland: 8.67 Spain: 8.07 World: 4.48 2007 Poland: 8.66 Spain: 8.21 World: 4.59 2008 Poland: 8.51 Spain: 7.4 World: 4.56 2009 Poland: 8.16 Spain: 6.48 World: 4.45 2010 Poland: 8.66 Spain: 6.18 World: 4.67 2011 Poland: 8.59 Spain: 6.19 World: 4.76 2012 Poland: 8.4 Spain: 6.09 World: 4.77 2013 Poland: 8.28 Spain: 5.5 World: 4.81 2014 Poland: 7.96 Spain: 5.49 World: 4.78 2015 Poland: 8.05 Spain: 5.85 World: 4.7 2016 Poland: 8.34 Spain: 5.66 World: 4.65 2017 Poland: 8.7 Spain: 5.98 World: 4.67 2018 Poland: 8.68 Spain: 5.81 World: 4.73 2019 Poland: 8.22 Spain: 5.4 World: 4.7 2020 Poland: 7.91 Spain: 4.53 World: 4.47 2021 Poland: 8.76 Spain: 4.92 World: 4.68 2022 Poland: 8.36 Spain: 4.99 World: 4.67 2023 Poland: 7.65 Spain: 4.57 World: 4.68 2024 Poland: 7.55 Spain: 4.51 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Poland Spain World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Poland: 38.81 Spain: 47.88 World: 15.6 2006 Poland: 44.58 Spain: 50.37 World: 17.2 2007 Poland: 48.6 Spain: 55.11 World: 20.2 2008 Poland: 53.13 Spain: 59.6 World: 22.8 2009 Poland: 58.97 Spain: 62.4 World: 25.3 2010 Poland: 62.32 Spain: 65.8 World: 28.4 2011 Poland: 61.95 Spain: 67.09 World: 30.9 2012 Poland: 62.31 Spain: 69.81 World: 33.3 2013 Poland: 62.85 Spain: 71.64 World: 35.3 2014 Poland: 66.6 Spain: 76.19 World: 37.4 2015 Poland: 68 Spain: 78.69 World: 39.9 2016 Poland: 73.3 Spain: 80.56 World: 43.6 2017 Poland: 75.99 Spain: 84.6 World: 46.3 2018 Poland: 77.54 Spain: 86.11 World: 49.4 2019 Poland: 80.44 Spain: 90.72 World: 53.9 2020 Poland: 83.18 Spain: 93.21 World: 60.1 2021 Poland: 85.37 Spain: 93.9 World: 63.8 2022 Poland: 86.94 Spain: 94.49 World: 67 2023 Poland: 86.41 Spain: 95.45 World: 69.2 2024 Poland: 88.59 Spain: 95.76 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Poland Spain
Population 36.4 mn 2025
44th of 215		 49.4 mn 2025
32nd of 215
Population density 119.8 /km² 2023
88th of 214		 96.8 /km² 2023
106th of 214
Population growth -0.34 % 2025
191st of 215		 1.03 % 2025
99th of 215
Life expectancy 78.4 years 2024
60th of 215		 83.9 years 2024
12th of 215
Fertility rate 1.14 2024
203rd of 215		 1.10 2024
205th of 215
Birth rate 6.9 ‰ 2024
202nd of 215		 6.5 ‰ 2024
207th of 215
Infant mortality 3.6 ‰ 2024
36th of 196		 2.6 ‰ 2024
20th of 196
Urban population 60.1 % 2025
124th of 215		 80.5 % 2025
54th of 215
Aged 65+ 20.8 % 2025
31st of 215		 21.6 % 2025
22nd of 215
Living in cities 28.9 % 2025
143rd of 215		 51.6 % 2025
50th of 215
Living in towns 31.5 % 2025
104th of 215		 27.7 % 2025
127th of 215
Living in rural areas 39.6 % 2025
45th of 215		 20.7 % 2025
137th of 215

Human development

Indicator Poland Spain
Human Development Index 0.906 2023
35th of 193		 0.918 2023
28th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.817 2023
36th of 169		 0.819 2023
33rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.792 2023
11th of 156		 0.818 2023
2nd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.081 2023
29th of 172		 0.043 2023
15th of 172

Economy

Indicator Poland Spain
GDP 1 tn US$ 2025
21st of 186		 1.9 tn US$ 2025
12th of 186
GDP per capita 28,420 US$ 2025
44th of 186		 38,627 US$ 2025
30th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 54,262 int. $ 2025
40th of 185		 59,868 int. $ 2025
32nd of 185
GNI per capita 25,520 US$ 2025
42nd of 182		 37,120 US$ 2025
28th of 182
GDP growth 3.6 % 2025
86th of 186		 2.8 % 2025
111th of 186
Inflation 3.8 % 2025
59th of 165		 2.7 % 2025
86th of 165
Trade 97.0 % 2025
48th of 138		 69.5 % 2025
82nd of 138
Exports 50.0 % 2025
37th of 138		 36.6 % 2025
69th of 138
FDI inflows 1.9 % 2025
105th of 192		 1.5 % 2025
95th of 192
Manufacturing 15.0 % 2025
34th of 132		 10.6 % 2025
71st of 132
Agriculture 2.5 % 2025
122nd of 158		 2.7 % 2025
114th of 158
Tax revenue 18.0 % 2023 14.9 % 2024
60th of 89
Military spending 4.2 % 2024
14th of 147		 1.4 % 2024
84th of 147
Government debt - 105.6 % 2024
54th of 56

Labour

Indicator Poland Spain
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
39th of 181		 10.4 % 2025
148th of 181
Youth unemployment 10.7 % 2025
79th of 181		 24.7 % 2025
152nd of 181
Women in the labour force 51.6 % 2025
106th of 181		 52.8 % 2025
96th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 6.2 % 2025
122nd of 181		 3.4 % 2025
140th of 181
Weekly hours worked 36.3 h 2025
120th of 181		 32.0 h 2025
155th of 181
Youth NEET rate 10.5 % 2025
38th of 181		 10.2 % 2025
33rd of 181
Labour income share 47.5 % 2023 58.4 % 2023
Output per hour 48.8 $ 2025
44th of 181		 68.1 $ 2025
23rd of 181

Health

Indicator Poland Spain
Health spending 8.1 % 2024
80th of 192		 9.2 % 2023
42nd of 192
Health spending per person 2,014 US$ 2024
49th of 191		 3,107 US$ 2023
28th of 191
Physicians 4.03 /1,000 2023
39th of 125		 4.29 /1,000 2022
20th of 125
Under-5 mortality 4.2 ‰ 2024
34th of 196		 3.2 ‰ 2024
20th of 196
Maternal mortality 2 /100k 2023
5th of 194		 3 /100k 2023
8th of 194
Tobacco use 21.7 % 2024
98th of 166		 27.6 % 2024
128th of 166
Safe drinking water 88.7 % 2024
63rd of 147		 99.5 % 2024
26th of 147

Food

Indicator Poland Spain
Calories per person 3,730 kcal 2023
9th of 155		 3,377 kcal 2023
36th of 155
Protein supply 119.1 g 2022
19th of 174		 115.3 g 2022
27th of 174
Animal protein supply 73.2 g 2022
23rd of 174		 77.0 g 2022
15th of 174
Fat supply 139.2 g 2022
28th of 174		 154.6 g 2022
16th of 174
Food insecurity 2.7 % 2024
8th of 134		 7.4 % 2024
25th of 134
Severe food insecurity 0.9 % 2022 1.9 % 2024
32nd of 124
Cereal import dependency -31.2 % 2022
140th of 160		 50.3 % 2022
71st of 160

Education

Indicator Poland Spain
Secondary enrolment 107.9 % 2024
19th of 108		 118.5 % 2024
11th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 80.9 % 2024
33rd of 128		 93.8 % 2024
13th of 128
Education spending 4.3 % 2022 4.6 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs 2023
31st of 195		 17.8 yrs 2023
17th of 195
Mean schooling 13.2 yrs 2023
12th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
80th of 193
Literacy - 99.7 % 2021

Society

Indicator Poland Spain
Income inequality 28.5 2023
22nd of 93		 33.4 2023
41st of 93
Extreme poverty 0.2 % 2023
27th of 93		 0.8 % 2023
45th of 93
Internet use 88.6 % 2024
66th of 182		 95.8 % 2024
21st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 138.0 /100 2024
38th of 151		 130.3 /100 2024
47th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
86th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
33rd of 213
Women in parliament 31.3 % 2025
68th of 184		 44.3 % 2025
18th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Poland Spain
Refugees hosted 990,469 2025
8th of 177		 511,079 2025
17th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 26.0 ‰ 2025
17th of 177		 10.7 ‰ 2025
44th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 13,848 2025
50th of 177		 248,715 2025
6th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,368 2025
99th of 199		 186 2025
139th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
139th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
181st of 199

Governance

Indicator Poland Spain
Control of corruption 63.9 /100 2024
47th of 207		 62.3 /100 2024
50th of 207
Government effectiveness 64.4 /100 2024
55th of 205		 72.9 /100 2024
37th of 205
Rule of law 66.9 /100 2024
66th of 207		 73.0 /100 2024
43rd of 207
Regulatory quality 65.7 /100 2024
48th of 205		 64.7 /100 2024
56th of 205
Voice and accountability 70.0 /100 2024
55th of 205		 76.9 /100 2024
28th of 205
Political stability 74.4 /100 2024
74th of 207		 65.8 /100 2024
107th of 207

Environment

Indicator Poland Spain
CO₂ per capita 7.55 t 2024
174th of 202		 4.51 t 2024
144th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 272.9 Mt 2024
22nd of 204		 220.3 Mt 2024
28th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.71 % 2024
22nd of 204		 0.57 % 2024
28th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 29.0 Gt 2024
11th of 204		 15.7 Gt 2024
21st of 204
GHG per capita 9.52 t 2024
170th of 202		 5.85 t 2024
136th of 202
Renewable energy 15.2 % 2021
123rd of 211		 19.0 % 2021
110th of 211
Forest area 31.1 % 2023
107th of 212		 37.2 % 2023
82nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.5 µg/m³ 2023
94th of 200		 10.1 µg/m³ 2023
46th of 200
Water stress 32.5 % 2022
127th of 176		 43.3 % 2022
136th of 176
Land area 306,270 km² 2023
70th of 214		 499,697 km² 2023
51st of 214

Energy

Indicator Poland Spain
Renewable electricity 31.2 % 2025
96th of 190		 55.9 % 2025
56th of 190
Wind and solar 25.2 % 2025
24th of 190		 42.3 % 2025
7th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
140th of 180		 18.8 % 2025
16th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 31.2 % 2025
106th of 190		 74.7 % 2025
41st of 190
Fossil electricity 68.8 % 2025
106th of 190		 25.3 % 2025
41st of 190
Coal power 50.6 % 2025
176th of 188		 0.3 % 2025
115th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 591 g/kWh 2025
147th of 190		 153 g/kWh 2025
40th of 190
Electricity per capita 4.55 MWh 2025
63rd of 191		 5.75 MWh 2025
49th 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.