Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 14.4% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
pay a 36.0% lower top tax rate
Slovenia has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 11.8% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 28.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 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 23.5% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.4 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Slovenia? See an in-depth size comparison.