Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Poland instead of Chad, you would:


live 27.2 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 51 years (49 years for men, 52 years for women). In Poland, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women).

be 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people.


make 12.8 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $2,300, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $29,500.

be 62.3% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Chad, 46.7% live below the poverty line. In Poland, however, that number is 17.6%.

spend 46.7% less on taxes

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0%. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0%.


be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 856.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Poland, 3.0 women do.

be 4.5 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3%. In Poland, it is 99.8%.

be 94.8% less likely to die during infancy


have 73.3% less children

In Chad, there are approximately 35.6 babies per 1,000 people. In Poland, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 25.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, 4% of the population has electricity access. In Poland, 100% of the population do.

be 14.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 5.0% of the population has internet access. In Poland, about 73.3% do.

be 93.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 51% of people have improved drinking water access (72% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas). In Poland, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas).


spend 69.0% more on education


spend 77.8% more on healthcare

Chad spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Poland, that number is 6.4% of GDP.

Poland: At a glance


How big is Poland compared to Chad? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, General Inspectorate of Finance.



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