Warsaw

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#91

Global Rank

31.2

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

25.6%


Share

Poland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Warsaw UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
3.6M
GDP
$118B
GDP per capita
$32,578
Land area
8,980 km² (3,467 mi²)
Density
403/km² (1,044/mi²)
GAWC class
3

Primary city Warsaw

State / province Masovian

Language Polish

Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski

Civic Platform · since 2018

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Stands out, per personUniversities: high vs size peersGDP: high vs Poland
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National Capital

National capital of Poland

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Poland

Warsaw metro area

52.23, 21.01
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Legia WarszawaFootball/Soccer

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Universities, Cultural Events.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

8 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Poland👑

Legia Warszawa

Warsaw • Level: 1

15 titles22 cupsDomestic leagues →

Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball

Projekt Warsaw

Warsaw

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Stadion Narodowy

Warsaw

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • Poland

Polonia Warszawa

Warsaw • Level: 2

2 titles3 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Poland

Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Grodzisk Mazowiecki • Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Dziki Warsaw

Warsaw

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Legia Warsaw SK

Warsaw

Handball • Int'l Handball

Zepter KPR Legionowo

Legionowo

Championship History

17 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Warsaw, across all sports, newest first. 17 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Legia Warszawa
2021
Legia Warszawa
2020
Legia Warszawa
2018
Legia Warszawa
2017
Legia Warszawa
2016
Legia Warszawa
2014
Legia Warszawa
2013
Legia Warszawa
2006
Legia Warszawa
2002
Polonia Warszawa
2000
Legia Warszawa
1995
Legia Warszawa
1994

Top Companies

12 companies
1PKO Bank Polski
$37B
Public
2Erste Bank Polska
$20B
Public
3mBank
$18B
Public
4Bank Pekao (Bank Polska Kasa Opieki)
$18B
Public
5Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń
$16B
Public
6ING Bank Slaski
$15B
Public
7PGE Polska
$9B
Public
8Bank Millennium
$7B
Public
9CD Projekt
$7B
Public
10Orange Polska
$6B
Public
11Benefit Systems
$5B
Public
12Budimex
$5B
Public

Total Market Cap: $182B across 18 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

2016 NATO Summit

Warsaw • International Summit

2013 COP 19 Conference

Warsaw • International Summit

Warsaw Uprising (1944)

Warsaw • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów

Warsaw • History

Performing Arts Venues1 item

Grand Theatre (Teatr Wielki)

Warsaw • Opera House

Skyline Eramedian completion 2016
85% built since 200069% since 2010earliest 1955

Completion decade of 13 of 13 buildings at 150m+ / 492ft+ with a known year.

Languages of Warsaw

Polish first in Masovian; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoPolish
AdministrativePolish
NationalPolish
English reach, Masovian
33%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.66
Rank 32 of 43; 2 working languages in Poland

Masovian on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Warsaw

#89 by film pedigree · score 44.7 · 7 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jack Rose, Miliza Korjus, Agnieszka Holland, Paweł Pawlikowski

Art of Warsaw

#44 for celebrated art · 23 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: National Museum in Warsaw, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Museum of John Paul II Collection

5 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Tamara de Lempicka, Wojciech Gerson, Aleksander Gierymski

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities8 entries
#438

University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

#762

Warsaw University of Technology

Warsaw, Poland

#889

National Centre for Nuclear Research

Otwock, Poland

#908

Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

#1319

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Warsaw, Poland

#1672

Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Warsaw, Poland

#1800

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Warsaw, Poland

#1972

Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Warsaw, Poland

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Warsaw Chopin Airport

Warsaw • 2 - Major International

Warsaw Modlin Airport

Warsaw • 4 - Regional

Notable Train Hubs1 entry

Warszawa Centralna

Warsaw • Intercity Rail Hub

Metro System (39 stations)1 entry

Warsaw Metro

Warsaw • 39 stations

Suburban Rail (101 stations)3 entries

Koleje Mazowieckie

Warsaw • 46 stations

Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trojmiescie

Tricity • 27 stations

Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa

Warsaw • 28 stations

Trade Venue1 entry

Ptak Warsaw Expo

Warszawa • Trade Venue

Central Bank1 entry

National Bank of Poland

Warsaw • Central Bank

Stock Exchange1 entry

Warsaw Stock Exchange

Warsaw • Stock Exchange

Data Center Hub1 entry

Warsaw Data Center Market

Warsaw • Data Center Hub

Internet Exchange1 entry

PLIX / DE-CIX Warsaw

Warsaw • Regional IXP

Luxury Hospitality

1 properties
FTG 4-Star1 entry

Raffles Europejski Warsaw

Warsaw