Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 16.9 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.9 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2017, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $29,600 as of 2017.
be 51.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 36.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Poland, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2015.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Poland, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 99.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Poland, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 92.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 58.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.3 children do as of 2020.
have 78.9% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 42.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Poland, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 41% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Poland, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Poland, about 77.5% do as of 2018.
be 30.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% more on education
Benin spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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
How big is Poland compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.