Poland or Portugal: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Portugal wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 3.
- Safety and trust: Portugal 1:2
- Costs and work: Poland 1:0
- Climate and health: Portugal 0:7
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Poland
Indicator
Portugal
Safety and trust
Better: Portugal (1 : 2)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.01 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗0.8 per 100,000 residents
202311% higher
✓0.7 per 100,000 residents
202210% lower
Trust between people
higher is better
✓24%
202243% higher
✗17%
202230% lower
Costs and work
Better: Poland (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$54,262
20252% higher
✗$53,146
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Portugal (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗78.4 years
20245% lower
✓82.4 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗74.8 years
20246% lower
✓79.7 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗82.2 years
20244% lower
✓85.2 years
20244% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗81.8 years
20234% lower
✓85.5 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.64%
2024almost equal
✓99.73%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.58%
2024almost equal
✓99.68%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗16.5 µg/m³ per year
202387% higher
✓8.8 µg/m³ per year
202347% lower
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202546% lower
✓1.05 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202584% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.85 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202510% higher
✗0.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20259% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Poland, Portugal.