Poland, measured

Poland, read from the data. This free course reads Poland on an interactive map and in charts, one chapter at a time. Every number names its public source and the year it describes. It is neutral: it reports what the institutions that publish the data say, including what is still hard.

What you will learn

Nine chapters follow the map:

1. Energy: gas storage, rooftop solar, coal and wind, food exports.
2. Prosperity: income per person, the size of the economy, growth, consumption, poverty.
3. Security: defence spending, the eastern flank, shipyards, how safe people feel.
4. Made in Poland: parcel lockers, buses, games, AI and science in orbit; jobs.
5. Daily life: a digital ID, a tax return and a payment on a phone.
6. Mobility: roads, railways, airports, ports and trips abroad.
7. Health: life expectancy, road deaths and air quality.
8. People: life satisfaction and how people spend their time.
9. The unfinished work: what is still hard, next to what is moving.

There is no chapter on education: the data behind the map has none.

How the course works

• Explore. The map stays behind the lesson; each step shows its figures in a panel, and every chart has a text version.
• Read. A short text explains how to read the numbers: what a share, a rate, an estimate or a survey answer can and cannot tell you.
• Practise. Cards, tables, a timeline or a practice activity, and a quiz in each chapter. A final test of 12 questions closes the course.

What you get

The course is free, open to everyone and comes with a certificate when you pass the final test. It is also available in Polish, as "Polska w liczbach". The course text is licensed under CC BY 4.0; the last lesson lists every source.