Development Ledger · Europe
Poland
HDI rank 35 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.906
+0.184 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.817
9.8% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
78.6 yrs
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$42,218
Mean schooling 13.2 yrs
HDI over Time
Poland against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.902
Education0.904
Income0.913
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.75. A child born today will be 75% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Poland against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.