Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 3.9 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,700 as of 2024, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $45,100 as of 2024.
be 13.8% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 2.5% as of 2024.
be 54.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Poland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.1% more likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.8% as of 2024. In Poland, it is 99.8% as of 2021.
be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 35.6% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Poland, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 26.5% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Poland, about 86.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 26.8% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.3% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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
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