Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.4 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 41.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.1% more likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Poland, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 88.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 74.5% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Poland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
be 38.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 71.1% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.1% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
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