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Netherlands vs Poland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Netherlands
nld
Leads on 52 of 112 metrics
Poland
pol
Leads on 51 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Netherlands and Poland: Poland leads on Oil Consumption (564,500) against Netherlands (1.01); Poland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (554,200) against Netherlands (1.28); Poland leads on Oil Imports (531,300) against Netherlands (2.58). Across 112 compared metrics, Netherlands wins on 52 and Poland wins on 51.

  • 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.01 %★86.41 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score88.64 points★74.79 points
Radios15.320.2★
Televisions8.113.05★
Waterways6,237★3,997

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.60B $22.79B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.34T $★1.04T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.27★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.33 %4.8 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★6.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.3★82.9
Electricity Consumption108.8149.4★
Electricity Exports19.34★12.02
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7579★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants02★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables23★19
Electricity Imports24.26★14.02
Electricity Installed Capacity34.1738.11★
Electricity Production109.3156.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)185.54 USD per capita★103.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.728.9★
Gross Fixed Investment16.620.3★
Gross National Saving31.2★20
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.5 %-0.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %★3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption43.38★20.1
Natural Gas Exports51.25★1.25
Natural Gas Imports51★15.72
Natural Gas Production45.33★5.75
Natural Gas Proved Reserves801.4★79.79
Oil Consumption1.01564,500★
Oil Exports1.8750,400★
Oil Imports2.58531,300★
Oil Production59,490★28,230
Oil Proved Reserves310★96.38
Population Below Poverty Line14.5 people12.2 people★
Public Debt56.550.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD2.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption954,500★649,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2.41104,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2.15222,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.28554,200★
Remittances0.40.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.17★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.1★0.11
Taxes and Other Revenues24.8★18
Unemployment Rate3.6 %2.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.23M-10.38M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions188.19★264.03
Population Distributionan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire countrypopulation 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 Country4.5 Cubic meters per year12.5 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources91★60.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.23 %★4.31 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)55.13166★
Agricultural land17,883.7 sq. km140,715.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)451 km★440 km
Dam capacity per capita502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★77.23 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2,969★1,327

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.54 %★64.92 %
Administrative Divisions1216★
Independence26★11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.89★14.56
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)58.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★6.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km6.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %2 %★
Mean Age at First Birth30.2★27.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.4 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS24,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,000189,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.17 %57.33 %★
Human Capital Index0.790.8★
Life expectancy at birth84.31 years★83.7 years
Median age of population41.39 years42.88 years★
Population Change110,181.7 persons★-573,610.4 persons
Population density550.26 per sq. km125.67 per sq. km★
Total population18.46M persons37.74M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.760.86★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)10.68 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %★62.3 %
Death Rate (%)9.7 %★11.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.03M persons8.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.3218.25★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.56 years12 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.17 people1.8 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)182.54★177.33
Military Manpower at Military Age20★19
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.91 %★60.5 %
Physician Density3.88 people/sq km4.03 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.3 %★-0.98 %
Population living in slums0 %6.64 %★
Total deaths166,908.2 persons★382,061.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.26 %★60.51 %
Total fertility rate1.35 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration108,456.8 persons★-482,926.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.41 per live births3.4 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇱 PolandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.7★0.53
Airports44318★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel98★48
Heliports194★16

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