Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
be 42.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
Life
be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% more on education
Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.9% more on healthcare
Romania spends 6.3% 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.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.