Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hungary instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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

make 57.4% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.

be 50.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.

be 52.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

Life

be 31.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 15.7% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 28.4% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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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