Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 14.3% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
Economy
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Hungary, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 16.8% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.
be 10.4% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 34.3% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, 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 27.8% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Hungary: At a glance
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