Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 42.5% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
be 39.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
have 19.6% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Canada, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 66.2% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 459.3 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.