Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 60.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Hungary, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

make 15.3% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $35,400 as of 2022.

Life

be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 32.6% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 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 28.5% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 52.9% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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