Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.7% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.3% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
pay a 62.5% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.3% less 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 29.3% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 17.4% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 55.4% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.