Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 10.2% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

live 6.6 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 23.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.

pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

make 27.2% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.

be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

Life

be 36.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

have 10.5% fewer children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 43.4% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Canada Revenue Agency.

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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