Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 86.6% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
be 55.6% less likely to die by suicide
Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.8 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 97.8% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 96.5% fewer doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 57.3% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 96.7% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.6 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 97.5 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 Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.4% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
be 9.6 times 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 Ethiopia, on the other hand, 34.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Poland, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 75.2% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 38.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Poland, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.6% less on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 65.3% less on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
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 Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.7% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
use 97.4% less electricity
Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 98.0% less CO2
Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 12.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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