Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 34.3% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2023.
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
be 32.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 13.5% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 65.4% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Poland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 60.4% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.8% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.0% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Inland Revenue Department.
Poland: At a glance
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