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Poland vs United Arab Emirates
How Poland and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 78.6 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $18,000
- Population · In 2023, Poland was higher: 38.8 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.91% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 7.55 tonnes
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personPoland: $18,710 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperaturePoland: 9.6 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPoland: $18,710 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthPoland: 3.7% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationPoland: 3.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtPoland: 59.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, 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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