Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.5% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
pay a 32.2% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 92.5% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
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