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
be 45.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
make 23.1% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 25.5% 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 11.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
have 17.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.6% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
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.