Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 16.7% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2023.
be 55.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
be 47.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 39.1% higher top tax rate
Latvia 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 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, 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 13.3% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.