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Poland vs Tajikistan
How Poland and Tajikistan compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Poland was higher: 78.6 years against 71.8 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Poland was higher: $18,710 against $1,593
- Population · In 2023, Poland was higher: 38.8 million people against 10.4 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Poland was higher: 4.5% of GDP against 1.47% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Poland was higher: 7.55 tonnes against 0.92 tonnes
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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