Poland
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
Poland at a glance
Poland is a country in Europe. Its capital is Warsaw. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.
Flag of Poland
Poland’s flag is drawn in the proportions 5:8 (height to width), like 4 other flags in our quizzes.
Monaco and Poland: Monaco’s flag is red over white, Poland’s white over red.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Chile, Czechia, Tonga and Slovakia.
Poland in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 36,435,861 | 44thof 195 | 8thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 313,930 km² | 69thof 194 | 9thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.035T | 21stof 182 | 9thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $28,420 | 40thof 182 | 25thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 78.4 years | 48thof 195 | 29thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.14 | 186thof 195 | 39thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,578 | 49thof 191 | 30thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 60.1% | 107thof 195 | 35thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 88.6% | 64thof 180 | 33rdof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 31.1% | 99thof 191 | 28thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 7.55 t | 26thof 181 | 5thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Poland compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 36,435,861 | 313,930 km² | $28,420 |
| Belarus | 9,085,991 | 207,629 km² | $10,279 |
| Czechia | 10,886,878 | 78,871 km² | $35,917 |
| Germany | 83,491,249 | 357,680 km² | $60,496 |
| Lithuania | 2,888,774 | 65,290 km² | $32,959 |
| Russia | 143,513,328 | 17,098,242 km²CIA World Factbook | $17,547 |
| Slovakia | 5,413,813 | 49,030 km² | $28,544 |
| Ukraine | 38,980,376 | 603,550 km² | $5,866 |
Quizzes featuring Poland
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Poland · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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