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 82 years (79 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.
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 36.7% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
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 30.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
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.