Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 12.7% more likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 11.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% more on education
Slovakia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Poland: At a glance
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