Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.0% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 20.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
be 82.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 21.1% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 98.5% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 459.3 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.