Greece vs Poland
Greece vs Poland: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10 years in Greece and 11.4 years in Poland, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.4 years, or 1.14 times that in Greece.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Greece | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025