Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 28.1% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 28.1% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 78.3% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 82.7% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.6 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.6% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 10.9% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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