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

Health

live 16.0 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 27.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Mali spends $104 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.

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have 18.4 times more doctors per person

Mali has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.

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have 92.7% more access to essential health services

Mali scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Hungary scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Mali, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Mali has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

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make 21.7 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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be 59.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 367.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.8 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.6% as of 2024. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

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be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 47.5 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.

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have 79.3% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 83.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 36.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hungary, about 93.8% do as of 2024.

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be 15.8% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 67.2% more on healthcare

Mali spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 63.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mali, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 48.8 times more home broadband

Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 35.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mali, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Hungary, it causes 42.0 as of 2019.

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emit 14.9 times more CO2

Mali emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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