Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Albania, you would:
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2023.
be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
be 46.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 39.1% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
have 31.7% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.7% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.5% more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.