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Slovakia and Poland

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Slovakia

Poland

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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Slovakia
Poland

People

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

Money and work

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

Family and home

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

Health and daily life

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

Education

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

Public spending

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

Country and infrastructure

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

Environment

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

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.

Slovakia

Poland

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

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

Frequently asked: Slovakia and Poland

  1. Which covers more ground: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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: Slovakia or Poland?

    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.