Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 74.2% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.4 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Korea, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 95.8% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $40,600 as of 2023, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
have 45.1% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.8 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Hungary, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In North Korea, 55% of the population do as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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