Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 55.8% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
see 21.1% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
be 95.6% more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Poland, it is 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 34.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Geography
see 94.2% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 40.4% more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 30.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.2% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
use 14.9% less electricity
Italy uses 5,137 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 Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
emit 48.6% more CO2
Italy emits 5.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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