Poland vs Romania
Poland vs Romania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.4 years in Poland and 8.4 years in Romania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 3 years, or 1.36 times that in Romania.
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 | Poland | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.4 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
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
Poland vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025