Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
have 13.4% more doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
live 3.4 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 13.2% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Poland, it is 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 32.0% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 34.4% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 32.1% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 66.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 13.7% more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
find 32.5% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
emit 39.8% more CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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