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

Health

be 22.5% less likely to be obese

In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.6 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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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see 20.4% less spent on your healthcare

Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 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 49.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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make 44.0% more money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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be 86.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

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Life

be 46.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 5.8 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 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 10.0 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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Expenditures

spend 22.6% less on education

Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 39.5% less on healthcare

Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 88.7% less likely to be murdered

Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 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 28.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 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 58.2% more home broadband

Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.

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use 10.0% more electricity

Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.

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emit 13.2% more CO2

Chile emits 3.9 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 (2021–2025), 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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