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

Health

be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 7.8 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.8 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $31,000 as of 2020.

be 71.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.

be 47.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2018.

pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.

be 25.4% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2015.

be 85.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 69.7% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hungary, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 54.0% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 15.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hungary spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 88.2% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% 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, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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