Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.7% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.3% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.