Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hungary instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 6.4 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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 16.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

make 39.5% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $35,400 as of 2022.

Life

have 19.7% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 81.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 20.0% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% 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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