Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 28.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2018.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 20.9% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $31,000 as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hungary, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.