Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 11.2% less likely to be obese

In Virginia, 35.3% 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 32.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Virginia, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Virginia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

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make 62.5% less money

Virginia has a GDP per capita of $69,111 as of 2024, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), 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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