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

Health

see 62.5% more spent on your healthcare

Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.

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have 54.6% more doctors per person

Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.

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be 6.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 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 46.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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make 39.3% more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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Life

be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 15.0 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 61.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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 25.5% fewer children

In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 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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Expenditures

spend 22.6% more on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 48.8% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% 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 77.7% less likely to be murdered

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 13.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 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 60.2% more home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hungary has 37.5 as of 2024.

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live with 83.1% less strain on fresh water

Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.

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use 29.0% more electricity

Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 17.1% less CO2

Turkey emits 5.4 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 (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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