Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Ireland, 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
be 35.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
be 15.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 66.5% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 24.3% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.7% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.6% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.