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

Health

be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 13.9 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.6 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $31,000 as of 2020.

be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.

be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2018.

pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate

Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.

be 28.5% more likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2015.

be 90.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hungary, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.

have 75.7% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hungary, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hungary, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.

be 27.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 48.4% more on education

Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hungary spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 77.8% more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.

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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