Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 65.4% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $31,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hungary, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 29.8% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hungary, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.3% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hungary spends 4.6% 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.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.