Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Macedonia, that number is 22.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Macedonia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 49.0% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $31,000 as of 2020, while in Macedonia, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
be 75.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Macedonia, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 41.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Macedonia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.8% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macedonia, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.4% more 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Hungary spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 7.3% 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, Public Revenue Office.
Macedonia: At a glance
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