India vs Poland
India vs Poland: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.58% of the labour force in India and 1.04% of the labour force in Poland, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.46 percentage points, or 1.8 times that in India.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, India ranked 103 and Poland ranked 62 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | India | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.58 | 1.04 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.57 | 1.02 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.58 | 1.06 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.59 | 1.03 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.59 | 0.97 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.57 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.57 | 0.94 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.56 | 0.81 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.56 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.59 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.55 | 1.07 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.56 | 1.06 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.56 | 1.3 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.58 | 1.4 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.57 | 1.52 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.59 | 1.52 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.6 | 1.53 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.61 | 1.56 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.61 | 1.73 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.37 | 1.45 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.38 | 1.47 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.39 | 1.52 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.4 | 1.73 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.41 | 1.79 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
India vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025