Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 20.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 48.7% more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2017, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $29,600 as of 2017.
be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 46.2% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Poland, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2015.
be 44.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 93.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 10.7 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 49.4% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Poland, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 65.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Poland, about 77.5% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.