Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 17.3% more likely to be obese

In Hungary, 31.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Texas, that number is 36.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Hungary, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.

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make 2.7 times more money

Hungary has a GDP per capita of $25,907 as of 2025, while in Texas, the GDP per capita is $70,071 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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