Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 79.7% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.4% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 30.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
pay a 18.8% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.0% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.6% fewer children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.