Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 54.4% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.2 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $35,400 as of 2022.
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 54.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
Life
be 91.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.4% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2021.
be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 61.1% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Hungary, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. 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
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