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
0.511.522.53198520042023

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

Indicator
Prosperity gap
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.