Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 29.4% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
pay a 71.2% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 41.4% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.
be 16.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 35.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hungary, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Hungary: At a glance
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