Greece vs Poland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Greece and Poland: Poland leads on Waterways (3,997) against Greece (6); Greece leads on Total net-migration (-10,453 persons) against Poland (-482,927 persons); Greece leads on Coastline Length (km) (13,676 km) against Poland (440 km). Across 111 compared metrics, Greece wins on 36 and Poland wins on 67.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.27 %88.59 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.37 points74.79 points
Radios5.0220.2
Televisions2.5413.05
Waterways63,997

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.48B $22.79B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars287.13B $1.04T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.040.27
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.25 %4.8 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP6.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index68.482.9
Electricity Consumption56.89149.4
Electricity Exports1.0412.02
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5779
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants142
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables2919
Electricity Imports9.8314.02
Electricity Installed Capacity19.1738.11
Electricity Production52.05156.9
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)92.69 USD per capita103.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.428.9
Gross Fixed Investment10.420.3
Gross National Saving10.920
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %-0.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.9320.1
Natural Gas Exports01.25
Natural Gas Imports4.9815.72
Natural Gas Production85.75
Natural Gas Proved Reserves991.179.79
Oil Consumption371,300564,500
Oil Exports181,60050,400
Oil Imports496,600531,300
Oil Production7,94628,230
Oil Proved Reserves1096.38
Population Below Poverty Line18.8 people12.2 people
Public Debt190.650.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD2.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption304,100649,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,900104,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports192,200222,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production655,400554,200
Remittances0.20.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.17
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.590.24
Taxes and Other Revenues26.618
Unemployment Rate10.2 %2.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.37M-10.38M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions62.06264.03
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clusterspopulation concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.3 Cubic meters per year12.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources6860.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.73 %4.31 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)34.24166
Agricultural land49,262.14 sq. km140,715.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)13,676 km440 km
Dam capacity per capita1,210.72 cubic meters per inhabitant77.23 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land12,1911,327

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.09 %64.92 %
Administrative Divisions1316
Independence311
Suffrage Participation Rate1718

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.614.56
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)88.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density4.2 people/sq km6.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %2 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.727.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.9 %23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)147,000189,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.12 %57.33 %
Human Capital Index0.670.8
Life expectancy at birth85.11 years83.7 years
Median age of population47.22 years42.88 years
Population Change-67,933.1 persons-573,610.4 persons
Population density74.53 per sq. km125.67 per sq. km
Total population9.83M persons37.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.680.86
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C
Birth Rate (%)7.38 %8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA62.3 %
Death Rate (%)11.99 %11.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons8.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate4.6618.25
Learning-adjusted years of school9.54 years12 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother96 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.15 people1.8 people
Mean Male Height (cm)177.32177.33
Military Manpower at Military Age2119
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.29 %60.5 %
Physician Density6.58 people/sq km4.03 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.35 %-0.98 %
Population living in slums-0.3 %6.64 %
Total deaths120,560.1 persons382,061.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.53 %60.51 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-10,452.7 persons-482,926.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births3.4 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇵🇱 PolandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.50.53
Airports82318
Civil Air Travel3948
Heliports5916

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