Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 57.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
be 15.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
make 16.2% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $45,000 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 97.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 17.6% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.8% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 32.1% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.