Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
see 16.8% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.
have 47.4% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 35.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
Life
have 24.2% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 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 24.1% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 12.4% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 14.3% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 60.1% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 16.0% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 11.7% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 82.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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Hungary: At a glance
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