Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 10.6% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% 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 Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 86.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.
Latvia: At a glance
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