Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 29.0% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 7.3% 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, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.