Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 92.5% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 77.8% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 28.0% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 70.1% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 77.5 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.3 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 78.7% more on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 66.4% more on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.8% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 83.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 90.7% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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