Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $31,000 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 44.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 42.4% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.1% less on education
Hungary spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Hungary? See an in-depth size comparison.