Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 28.7% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 48.8% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 56.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Poland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2024.
have 35.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 22.5% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 44.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 30.5% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
live with 7.0 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 55.4% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 46.5% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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