Poland vs Saudi Arabia

Poland and Saudi Arabia 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 and Saudi Arabia have about the same number of people: 36.4 million and 37 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Saudi Arabia ($34,537) is 22% higher than in Poland ($28,420) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Saudi Arabia (4.5%) than in Poland (3.6%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Poland (3.8%) than in Saudi Arabia (2%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was the same in Poland (3%) and Saudi Arabia (3%) in 2025.
• A baby born in Saudi Arabia can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Poland: 79 years against 78.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Poland is older: half of its people are over 41.3 years, against 29.2 years in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Saudi Arabia (100%) than in Poland (88.6%), a difference of 11.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia (18.5 tonnes) are about 2.4 times as high as in Poland (7.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Poland (31%) than in Saudi Arabia (1.3%), a difference of 29.7 percentage points in 2024.