Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $17,100 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 75.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
be 24.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 28.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 71.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 27.6% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 44.4% more on education
Georgia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.9% more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
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