Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 16.3% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 65.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 54.2% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $40,600 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 92.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 45.1% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.1% more on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.
Brazil: At a glance
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