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Poland and Slovakia

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Poland

Slovakia

The widest gap is With a degree: Poland 40.0% against Slovakia 29.8%, 10.2 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Poland
Slovakia

People

Median age0.4 years
43.4 years
43.0 years
Life expectancy at birth0.1 years
78.5 years
78.4 years
People6.73×
36.5m
5.4m
People per square kilometre6.7%
119 per km²
111 per km²
Women in the population0.6 points
51.7%
51.1%
Born abroad1.4 points
2.6%
4.0%
Born outside the EU0.8 points
1.9%
1.1%

Money and work

Disposable income per person10.8%
€14,394
€12,990
Average net income12.5%
€15,588
€13,857
Take-home pay, average-wage worker5.5%
€19,086
€18,097
Gross pay, average-wage worker9.9%
€26,628
€24,240
Minimum wage22.3%
€1,119
€915
In work, age 20 to 640.7 points
78.8%
78.1%
Out of work2.3 points
3.1%
5.4%
Hours worked a week0.6 hours
40.1 hours
39.5 hours
At risk of poverty1.0 points
13.2%
12.2%
Housing costs over 40% of income0.6 points
4.1%
3.5%
GDP per person1.5%
€24,680
€25,060

Family and home

People at home10.7%
2.8
3.1
Households with children10.3 points
31.8%
42.1%
Children per woman28.1%
1.14
1.46
Own their home6.6 points
87.2%
93.8%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds12.5%
628 per 100,000 people
558 per 100,000 people
Doctors2.3%
386 per 100,000 people
395 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree10.2 points
40.0%
29.8%
Students per 1,000 people46.9%
38.2 per 1,000 people
26.0 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them0.6%
€11,457
€11,394
Tax raised per person6.4%
€8,704
€9,259
Government debt1.7 points
59.7%
61.4%

Country and infrastructure

Land area6.36×
311,928 km²
49,035 km²
Railway density16.6%
63.9 per 1,000 km²
74.5 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density2.89×
6.2 per 1,000 km²
17.8 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people24.8%
639 per 1,000 people
512 per 1,000 people
Households with internet3.7 points
96.2%
92.5%
Tourist nights per resident1.1%
2.67
2.7

Environment

Renewable energy2.4 points
18.7%
16.3%
Land under forest8.9 points
30.9%
39.8%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Poland

Slovakia

Function
Poland
Slovakia
10.5%
11.5%
6.0%
2.9%
4.8%
4.9%
12.4%
11.5%
1.4%
1.6%
1.2%
1.0%
12.4%
14.6%
2.9%
2.4%
11.3%
10.8%
37.0%
38.8%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Poland and Slovakia

  1. Which covers more ground: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 6.36×: Poland 311,928, Slovakia 49,035. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 6.73×: Poland 36.5m, Slovakia 5.4m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 3.0 points: Poland 6.0%, Slovakia 2.9%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure

  4. Where is unemployment higher: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 2.3 points: Slovakia 5.4%, Poland 3.1%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. Eurostat · Out of work · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where were more residents born abroad: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 1.4 points: Slovakia 4.0%, Poland 2.6%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 46.9%: Poland 38.2, Slovakia 26.0. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where do more adults hold a degree: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 10.2 points: Poland 40.0%, Slovakia 29.8%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where do more households have children: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 10.3 points: Slovakia 42.1%, Poland 31.8%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. Eurostat · Households with children · 2025. See the figure

  9. Which has more forest: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 8.9 points: Slovakia 39.8%, Poland 30.9%. Share of the land area under forest. Eurostat · Land under forest · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Poland or Slovakia?

    The gap is 12.5%: Poland 628, Slovakia 558. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.