Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 30.5% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.
live 7.3 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
see 46.4% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.
Economy
be 84.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 27.9% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.
Life
have 43.9% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 72.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hungary, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 13.8% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 77.9% less strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 36.1% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 43.1% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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