Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 95.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 47.1% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $31,000 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.8% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% less likely to have internet access
In Hungary, approximately 89.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.9% less on education
Hungary spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 15.6% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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