Poland vs United Kingdom: Prosperity gap
Poland
0.9354
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.8854
in 2021
Poland rank
101st
United Kingdom rank
102nd
Prosperity gap over time
- Poland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9354 against 0.8854 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.05.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 101st and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.11 | 0.8791 | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 1.02 | 1.49 | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 0.8601 | 1.2 | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 0.8538 | 0.5335 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.9466 | 0.8931 | 0.0535 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Poland or United Kingdom?
- Poland, at 0.9354 against 0.8854 in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Poland and United Kingdom?
- 0.05, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Poland ranks 101st and United Kingdom ranks 102nd 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.