Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hungary instead of Latvia, you would:

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.9% more likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.

be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

pay a 34.8% lower top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% less on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hungary spends 4.8% 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.

Hungary: At a glance

Hungary is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 89,608 sq km. Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later. In 2011, Hungary assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time.
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