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Poland rankings 2026: where Poland places in 246 global Top 10s

Poland is #1 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 18 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Poland across Top10Earth: 246 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate, where it is measured at 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people (Bladder cancer death rate) as of 2026-10-31. Poland holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 18 rankings.

Where Poland is number one

Poland leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Poland is inside the top 10 of 17 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 5 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Poland by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Poland holds 71 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports (4.31 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal (23.6k million tonnes), #10 of 50 in Countries using the most coal energy per person (9,778.12 kWh per person) and #10 of 46 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry (4,569.67 thousand tonnes). 67 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Poland holds 51 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (8,673 BoP, current US$ million), #13 of 50 in Countries by reserves and related items (8,037.99 BoP, current US$ million), #16 of 50 in Biggest exporters of ICT services (22.1k BoP, current US$ million) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the largest foreign reserves (271.81 includes gold, current US$ bn). 47 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Poland holds 45 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (5.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #6 of 50 in Countries producing the most sugar beet (18.4k thousand tonnes), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (100 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries producing the most pig meat (1,910.03 thousand tonnes). 41 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Poland holds 32 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries hosting the most refugees (990.47 thousand people), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (15.4 per 100,000 people), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection (79.19 %) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the longest rail networks (18.6k route-km). 28 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Poland holds 26 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate (4.71 deaths per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person (11.66 litres of pure alcohol per person), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest alcohol-related death rates (14.42 per 100,000 people) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate (4.76 deaths per 100,000 people). 22 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Poland holds 11 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (97.21 %), #12 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (82.96 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (77 %) and #16 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (3.36 thousand). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Poland holds 6 positions: #20 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (56.94 % of service imports, BoP), #25 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (9.77 million subscriptions), #30 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (4,414.63 thousand subscriptions) and #34 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (32.39 million people). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Poland holds 4 positions: #2 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (88.52 million), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.02 million), #28 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (8.38 US$ bn) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (102.94 thousand).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Poland moved in 219 rankings:

Where Poland ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Poland's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein (7.77 %), 50th of 50 in Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults (66.6 per 100,000 adults) and 49th of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (3,111.36 kWh per person). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Poland

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Poland's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Poland

What is Poland's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate, with 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people (Bladder cancer death rate) as of 2026-10-31.

How many rankings include Poland?

246 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Poland in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 18 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate, #2 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals and #3 in Countries by net capital account.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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