Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vermont instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 24.8% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vermont, that number is 27.2% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vermont, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
be 26.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 13.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Vermont, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 98.7% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Vermont, the GDP per capita is $56,462 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
