Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 57.4% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
be 34.5% less likely to die by suicide
Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 62.3% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 22.8% fewer doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 51.2% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 33.0 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 37.5% less likely to be murdered
Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 8.2 times more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Poland, 11% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In China, that number is 91% as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.1% more home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 49.3% more electricity
Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 27.8% more strain on fresh water
Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 56.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 23.4% more CO2
Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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