Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 32.6% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 41.7% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2017, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $29,600 as of 2017.
be 28.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.3 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Poland, about 77.5% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 81.6% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.