Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.7% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 42.4% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 78.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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 24.2% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 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 Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 35.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.