Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 5.1 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $40,600 as of 2023.
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
be 15.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
Life
be 48.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 43.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 37.2% fewer children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 78.0% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% 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.
Hungary: At a glance
How big is Hungary compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.