Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 14.8% less likely to be obese

In Texas, 36.8% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 15.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Texas, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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make 63.0% less money

Texas has a GDP per capita of $70,071 as of 2024, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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