Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 47.8% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 31.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 62.9% less spent on your healthcare
Hungary spends $2,875 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 84.3% fewer doctors per person
Hungary has 34.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 55.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 68.9% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $25,907 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Thailand, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.7% less on education
Hungary spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Hungary, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 60.3% less home broadband
Hungary has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Hungary withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 38.4% less electricity
Hungary uses 4,812 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 31.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Hungary, air pollution causes 42.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.2% less CO2
Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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