Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.5% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 31.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 17.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
pay a 20.4% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 44.5% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 43.5% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
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 Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 61.5% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.2 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.