Italy vs Poland

Italy and Poland compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Italy has about 1.6 times as many people as Poland: 58.9 million against 36.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Italy ($43,309) is 52% higher than in Poland ($28,420) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Poland (3.6%) than in Italy (0.5%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Poland (3.8%) than in Italy (1.5%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Italy (6.4%) than in Poland (3%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Italy can expect to live 5.6 years longer than one born in Poland: 84 years against 78.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Italy is older: half of its people are over 47.5 years, against 41.3 years in Poland in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Italy (89.2%) than in Poland (88.6%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Poland (7.6 tonnes) are 49% higher than in Italy (5.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Italy (31.8%) than in Poland (31%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2024.