Poland vs Ukraine
Poland vs Ukraine: National power
National power in 2022: 0.52% of world capability in Poland and 0.86% of world capability in Ukraine, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.34 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Poland.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Poland ranked 36 and Ukraine ranked 23 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Poland | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 0.55 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 0.55 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 0.56 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 0.58 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 0.57 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 0.56 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 0.55 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 0.54 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 0.55 | 0.82 |
| 2011 | 0.57 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 0.56 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 0.58 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.65 | 0.98 |
| 2007 | 0.67 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 0.66 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 0.65 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | 0.69 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | 0.83 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 0.8 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 0.89 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 0.92 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 0.94 | 1.52 |
| 1995 | 0.97 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 0.96 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | 0.96 | 1.94 |
| 1992 | 0.96 | 2.28 |
| 1991 | 1.01 | 2.32 |
| 1990 | 1.04 | – |
| 1989 | 1.18 | – |
| 1988 | 1.24 | – |
| 1987 | 1.38 | – |
| 1986 | 1.46 | – |
| 1985 | 1.42 | – |
| 1984 | 1.53 | – |
| 1983 | 1.57 | – |
| 1982 | 1.56 | – |
| 1981 | 1.52 | – |
| 1980 | 1.62 | – |
| 1979 | 1.59 | – |
| 1978 | 1.61 | – |
| 1977 | 1.63 | – |
| 1976 | 1.59 | – |
| 1975 | 1.57 | – |
| 1974 | 1.47 | – |
| 1973 | 1.45 | – |
| 1972 | 1.48 | – |
| 1971 | 1.48 | – |
| 1970 | 1.38 | – |
| 1969 | 1.39 | – |
| 1968 | 1.41 | – |
| 1967 | 1.35 | – |
| 1966 | 1.36 | – |
| 1965 | 1.39 | – |
| 1964 | 1.38 | – |
| 1963 | 1.42 | – |
| 1962 | 1.43 | – |
| 1961 | 1.44 | – |
| 1960 | 1.32 | – |
| 1959 | 1.34 | – |
| 1958 | 1.42 | – |
| 1957 | 1.38 | – |
| 1956 | 1.39 | – |
| 1955 | 1.36 | – |
| 1954 | 1.43 | – |
| 1953 | 1.49 | – |
| 1952 | 1.47 | – |
| 1951 | 1.43 | – |
| 1950 | 1.69 | – |
| 1949 | 3.36 | – |
| 1948 | 2.99 | – |
| 1947 | 2.46 | – |
| 1946 | 1.73 | – |
| 1945 | 0.98 | – |
| 1939 | 1.83 | – |
| 1938 | 1.96 | – |
| 1937 | 1.84 | – |
| 1936 | 1.84 | – |
| 1935 | 1.82 | – |
| 1934 | 2.04 | – |
| 1933 | 2.08 | – |
| 1932 | 2.14 | – |
| 1931 | 2.18 | – |
| 1930 | 2.09 | – |
| 1929 | 2.19 | – |
| 1928 | 2.2 | – |
| 1927 | 2.2 | – |
| 1926 | 2.19 | – |
| 1925 | 2.26 | – |
| 1924 | 2.37 | – |
| 1923 | 2.26 | – |
| 1922 | 1.88 | – |
| 1921 | 2.11 | – |
| 1920 | 2.72 | – |
| 1919 | 1.88 | – |
| 1918 | 1.41 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025