If you lived in Hungary instead of Albania, you would:

Health

see 96.3% more spent on your healthcare

Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.

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have 83.9% more doctors per person

Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.

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have 23.4% more access to essential health services

Albania scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Hungary scores 79 as of 2021.

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live 3.1 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 30.0% more likely to be obese

In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 6.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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be 38.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Albania, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

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make 99.3% more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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Life

be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hungary, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.

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be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 19.1% fewer children

In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.0% more on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Safety

be 48.2% less likely to be murdered

Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 31.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 50.9% more home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.

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use 66.4% more electricity

Albania uses 2,892 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 69.3% more strain on fresh water

Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 28.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.5 times more CO2

Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Hungary: At a glance

Hungary is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 89,608 sq km. Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later. In 2011, Hungary assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time.
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