Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.6% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
Economy
be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 70.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 80.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
have 28.9% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Poland, about 88.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 11.1% more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
live with 15.9 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 81.5% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 5.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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