Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 58.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.

be 40.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2018.

make 15.5% less money

Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 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 Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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.

Expenditures

spend 17.9% more on education

Lithuania spends 3.9% 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.

Hungary: At a glance

Hungary is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 89,608 sq km. Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later. In 2011, Hungary assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time.
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