Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.2% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 24.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
pay a 48.4% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.3% less 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.9% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Germany: At a glance
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