Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 24.5% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 11.0% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 35.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% 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: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.