Poland vs Romania

Poland and Romania 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.

• Poland has about 1.9 times as many people as Romania: 36.4 million against 19 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Poland ($28,420) is 26% higher than in Romania ($22,538) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Poland (3.6%) than in Romania (0.7%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Romania (7.2%) than in Poland (3.8%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Romania (6%) than in Poland (3%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Poland can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Romania: 78.4 years against 76.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Romania is older: half of its people are over 42.6 years, against 41.3 years in Poland in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Romania (91.3%) than in Poland (88.6%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Poland (7.6 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Romania (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Poland (31%) than in Romania (30.2%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2024.