Lithuania vs Poland
Lithuania vs Poland: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $19,760 in Lithuania and $18,710 in Poland, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lithuania, by $1,050, or 1.06 times that in Poland.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2025, Lithuania ranked 46 and Poland ranked 49 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Lithuania | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,760 | $18,710 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $19,210 | $18,000 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $18,750 | $17,410 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $18,870 | $17,300 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $18,570 | $16,370 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $17,440 | $15,090 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $17,430 | $15,220 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $16,600 | $14,550 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $15,700 | $13,700 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $14,820 | $13,030 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $14,270 | $12,640 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $13,750 | $12,090 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $13,150 | $11,630 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $12,520 | $11,540 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $11,840 | $11,370 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $10,880 | $10,810 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $10,610 | $10,450 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $12,320 | $10,190 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $11,890 | $9,761 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $10,580 | $9,138 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $9,693 | $8,599 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $8,852 | $8,323 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $8,219 | $7,916 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $7,374 | $7,641 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $6,855 | $7,495 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $6,384 | $7,402 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $6,130 | $6,999 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $6,154 | $6,684 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $5,685 | $6,391 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $5,211 | $6,013 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $4,924 | $5,672 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $4,731 | $5,262 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $5,206 | $5,008 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $6,186 | $4,840 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $7,847 | $4,736 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $8,333 | $5,111 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | – | – | $6,741 |
| 1988 | – | – | $6,620 |
| 1987 | – | – | $6,446 |
| 1986 | – | – | $6,326 |
| 1985 | – | – | $6,233 |
| 1984 | – | – | $6,120 |
| 1983 | – | – | $5,947 |
| 1982 | – | – | $5,903 |
| 1981 | – | – | $5,986 |
| 1980 | – | – | $5,980 |
| 1979 | – | – | $5,978 |
| 1978 | – | – | $5,843 |
| 1977 | – | – | $5,710 |
| 1976 | – | – | $5,591 |
| 1975 | – | – | $5,410 |
| 1974 | – | – | $5,467 |
| 1973 | – | – | $5,465 |
| 1972 | – | – | $5,236 |
| 1971 | – | – | $5,061 |
| 1970 | – | – | $4,964 |
| 1969 | – | – | $4,885 |
| 1968 | – | – | $4,707 |
| 1967 | – | – | $4,535 |
| 1966 | – | – | $4,461 |
| 1965 | – | – | $4,321 |
| 1964 | – | – | $4,176 |
| 1963 | – | – | $3,999 |
| 1962 | – | – | $3,889 |
| 1961 | – | – | $3,759 |
| 1960 | – | – | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, 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
Lithuania vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyLithuania: 76 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLithuania: 95% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionLithuania: 4.14% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateLithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthLithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLithuania: 69.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageLithuania: 42.1 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLithuania: 19.9% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLithuania: $2.74B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personLithuania: $1,035 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLithuania: 37,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerLithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025