Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.8% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.7% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $55,300 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 7.4% as of 2022.
be 35.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2021.
pay a 78.4% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.7% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 27.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% more on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 75.4% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.