Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.
Economy
be 18.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
pay a 16.9% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 51.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 80.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 19.2% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 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 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.0% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.