Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 15.8% lower top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 23.9% less money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 44.4% more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.8% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 44.9% more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have internet access
In South Korea, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% less on healthcare
South Korea spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.8% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to South Korea? See an in-depth size comparison.