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 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
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
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 59.6% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $73,200 as of 2017, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $29,600 as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Poland, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2015.
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 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.6 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.
have 31.5% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Poland, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% more on education
Ireland spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
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
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