Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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.
be 51.9% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
see 67.4% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.
have 23.8% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.
have 10.2% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Hungary scores 79 as of 2021.
be 27.5% more likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 18.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
be 21.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 57.2% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 48.1% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 20.9% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 77.1% less strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 17.7% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.
use 21.2% less electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 35.7% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 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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