Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 11.3% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovakia, that number is 20.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovakia, however, that number is 11.9% as of 2018.
pay a 21.9% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Slovakia, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
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 Slovakia, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.9% 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 Slovakia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovakia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Slovakia: At a glance
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