Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 14.3% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 16.5% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hungary, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 26.9% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $31,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.3% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.
have 32.3% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hungary, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hungary spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Hungary: At a glance
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