Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Hungary? See an in-depth size comparison.