Poland vs Singapore
Poland vs Singapore: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.4 years in Poland and 12.8 years in Singapore, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 1.4 years, or 1.13 times that in Poland.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Poland | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 12.9 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
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 Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025