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

Health

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 11.8 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 23.6 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $35,400 as of 2022.

be 76.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

be 19.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 71.9% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Hungary, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.

be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.2% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 77.8% more on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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