Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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
make 24.1% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 31.5% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.9% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 33.5% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 33.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.