Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 16.1 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 37.2% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 26.8% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 48.5% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.6 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 136.5 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% more on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 23.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 60.7% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 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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