Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 21.4% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 29.8% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 63.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 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 14.4% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.8% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.