Prosperity gap in Poland
Poland: Prosperity gap was 0.9354 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prosperity gap in Poland stood at 0.9354.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Poland peaked at 3.08 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.911, in 2021.
Poland ranks 101st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.12 | — |
| 1986 | 2.25 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 2.09 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.49 | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 2.1 | +40.6% |
| 1995 | 3.08 | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 2.35 | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.87 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9672 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9821 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.911 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9912 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9354 | -5.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9354 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9354 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +46.9% | 2.1 | 3.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.49 | 2.25 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.1 | 3.08 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.58 | 2.92 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 0.9672 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9549 | 0.911 | 0.9912 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Poland?
- Prosperity gap in Poland was 0.9354 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 in 1995.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.911 in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for prosperity gap?
- Poland ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.