Austria vs Poland: Prosperity gap
Austria
0.8107
in 2023
Poland
0.9354
in 2023
Austria rank
104th
Poland rank
101st
Prosperity gap over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9354 against 0.8107 in Austria, a difference of 0.1247.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.
Austria ranks 104th and Poland ranks 101st of 120 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6485 | 2.72 | 2.07 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.7292 | 2.06 | 1.33 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.8652 | 1.39 | 0.522 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.8365 | 0.9549 | 0.1184 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Austria or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.9354 against 0.8107 in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Austria and Poland?
- 0.1247, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Austria ranks 104th and Poland ranks 101st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.