India vs Poland
India vs Poland: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.1 years in India and 11.4 years in Poland, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 4.3 years, or 1.6 times that in India.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | India | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.1 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | – | 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
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
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- 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