Poland vs Slovakia
Poland vs Slovakia: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 31% in Poland and 40.3% in Slovakia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Slovakia, by 9.3 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Poland.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Slovakia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2024, Poland ranked 110 and Slovakia ranked 79 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Poland | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | 40.3 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | 40.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | 40.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 30.9 | 40.2 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 30.9 | 40.2 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 30.9 | 40.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 30.9 | 40.1 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 30.8 | 40.1 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 30.8 | 40 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 30.8 | 40 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 30.7 | 40 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 30.6 | 39.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 30.6 | 39.9 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 39.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 30.5 | 39.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 30.4 | 39.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 30.3 | 39.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 30.2 | 39.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 30.1 | 39.7 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 30 | 39.7 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 29.9 | 39.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 29.9 | 39.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 29.8 | 39.6 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 29.7 | 39.6 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 29.6 | 39.5 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 29.5 | 39.5 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 29.5 | 39.5 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 29.4 | 39.5 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 29.4 | 39.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 29.3 | 39.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 29.2 | 39.5 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 29.2 | 39.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 29.1 | – | 33 |
| 1991 | 29.1 | – | – |
| 1990 | 29 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Poland vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025