Poland at its true size

Where Poland ranks

Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Poland’s area, lit up on the map →

• Oman1.01×Poland and Oman are almost exactly the same size.
• Côte d'Ivoire0.97×Poland is 3% smaller than Côte d'Ivoire.
• Italy1.04×Poland is 4% larger than Italy.
• Malaysia0.95×Poland is 5% smaller than Malaysia.
• Vietnam0.94×Poland is 6% smaller than Vietnam.
• Finland0.92×Poland is 8% smaller than Finland.

How many times does Poland fit into…

• Russia: about 55 times
• Canada: about 32 times
• United States: about 31 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Poland shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Poland. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Russiacompare 0.02×
• Ukrainecompare 0.52×
• Germanycompare 0.87×
• Belaruscompare 1.51×
• Czechiacompare 3.96×
• Lithuaniacompare 4.79×
• Slovakiacompare 6.38×

Questions about Poland

How big is Poland?

Poland covers 312,683 km², which makes it number 70 of 194 countries by area. About 36,435,861 people live there (2025), 117 per km².

Is Poland bigger than Oman?

Poland and Oman are almost exactly the same size. Poland: 312,683 km²; Oman: 309,500 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Poland?

At about 52° latitude, Mercator stretches Poland to roughly 2.65× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Poland?

Poland shares a land border with Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovakia.