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Poland vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Poland
pol
Leads on 56 of 121 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 56 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Poland and Thailand: Poland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (649,600) against Thailand (1.33); Poland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (554,200) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Poland (0.24). Across 121 compared metrics, Poland wins on 56 and Thailand wins on 56.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)88.58 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.59 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 86% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.79 points★56.72 points
Radios20.2★13.96
Televisions13.0515.19★
Waterways3,9974,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country22.79B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.04T $★533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)17.8 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume4.18M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.27★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.8 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index82.984.6★
Electricity Consumption149.4187.7★
Electricity Exports12.02★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels79★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants28★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables19★16
Electricity Imports14.0219.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity38.1144.89★
Electricity Production156.9181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)103.65 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient28.933.5★
Gross Fixed Investment20.328.8★
Gross National Saving2034.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption20.152.64★
Natural Gas Exports1.25★0
Natural Gas Imports15.72★14.41
Natural Gas Production5.7538.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves79.79193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed21 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption564,500988,000★
Oil Exports50,400269,100★
Oil Imports531,300807,100★
Oil Production28,230406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves96.38435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.2 people5.4 people★
Public Debt50.6★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.9 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption649,600★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports104,800278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports222,300★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production554,200★1.33
Remittances0.91.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.170.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.56 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240★
Taxes and Other Revenues18★15.4
Top Exporting Countries478.89B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate2.5 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate58.31 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-10.38M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions264.03★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdanskhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation39.64 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country12.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources60.5438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.31 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)166★142.5
Agricultural land140,715.6 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)440 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita77.23 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,32764,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.92 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1676★
Independence11123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.54★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita4,597.71 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density6.1 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.9★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.7★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)189,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)57.33 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.8★0.63
Life expectancy at birth83.7 years★80.78 years
Median age of population42.88 years★41.03 years
Population Change-573,610.4 persons-87,807.2 persons★
Population density125.67 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population37.74M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)8.03 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.3 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)11.56 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.69M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.2540.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school12 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.8 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.33★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization60.5 %62.64 %★
Physician Density4.03 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.98 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums6.64 %★2 %
Total deaths382,061.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.51 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-482,926.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.4 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.531.01★
Airports318★105
Civil Air Travel48★41
Heliports16★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate3.75 %★1.5 %

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