Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.7% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 48.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 18.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 47.5% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.