Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Canada, you would:
Health
have 22.6% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.
live 5.4 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 20.7% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
see 62.4% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.
have 13.2% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Hungary scores 79 as of 2021.
be 74.3% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 53.5% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.5% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 43.7% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 63.6% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.7% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 65.9% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 68.2% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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