Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 18.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
pay a 38.0% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 31.9% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 26.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 95.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 18.4% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.3% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.8% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.