Poland vs Switzerland
Poland vs Switzerland: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.25% in Poland and 3.71% in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.46 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Poland.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Poland | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.25 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.26 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.27 | 3.73 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.27 | 3.74 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.28 | 3.76 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.28 | 3.77 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.28 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.28 | 3.8 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.28 | 3.83 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.28 | 3.85 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.27 | 3.88 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.27 | 3.9 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.28 | 3.93 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 3.96 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.31 | 3.98 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.32 | 4.01 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.33 | 4.04 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.32 | 4.07 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 4.1 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.31 | 4.14 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.31 | 4.17 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.3 | 4.18 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.29 | 4.19 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.28 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.27 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.25 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.24 | 4.2 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025