Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 40.6% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
Life
be 36.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.8% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 12.0% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 71.2% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 24.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 45.8% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.
use 27.7% more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.
live with 8.0 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 22.2% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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