Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 19.7% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 54.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 88.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.0% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% 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.
Estonia: At a glance
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