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 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
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.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
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 10.3% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
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.