Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 55.4% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
have 11.1% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 53.0% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 16.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 14.8% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.6% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 12.1% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 84.6% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Germany, 72% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 11% as of 2022.
be 97.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.4% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
use 28.5% less electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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