Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Poland, you would:
Economy
pay a 28.1% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 58.7% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Albania, 15.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Albania, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Albania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 17.7% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Albania: At a glance
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