Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Poland, you would:
Economy
pay a 28.1% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 59.0% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $18,100 as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 86.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Albania, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2020.
Life
have 46.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Albania, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.7% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Albania: At a glance
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