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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Hungary

Against high income countries, Hungary ranks 23rd of 67 on labour and 51st of 58 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Hungary with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Hungary reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.2389 of 17949 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.2453 of 19329 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.8356 of 19947 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.2743 of 11036 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2017+0.6633 of 16517 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.5030 of 21029 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.01133 of 18651 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.09109 of 21336 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.8625 of 19523 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Hungary, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Public order spending1.69%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.723per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance17.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important16.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions40.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate1.8divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage30.4%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage29.5years2020no agreed direction
Marriage rate6.6marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent18.6%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated27%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share72.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.139%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.1%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households32.1%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union52.3%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.86marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.85divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age43.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing30years2023no agreed direction
Population9,514,251people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.501%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization70.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+21.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1414.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.41births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate8.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-16,331people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population7.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending18%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Family benefits spending2.32%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Old-age spending7.33%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Aid given0.139%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$22,871current international dollars2024no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate9%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.87index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.819index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$41,161international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$39,824international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$16,711US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.51%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation4.41%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness141%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows-28.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue22.7%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption20.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense42.4%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending2.16%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture4.11%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths473PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading473PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science486PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.2%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.3years2023higher is better
Education spending3.8%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment103%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment107%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment60.5%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary2.81%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio10.8pupils per teacher2016higher is worse
Researchers4,567per million people2023higher is better

environment

Recycling rate26%% of municipal waste2015higher is better
CO2 per capita4.46t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area22.4%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land55.7%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land22.3%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap9.5%% of men's median earnings2015higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.213index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.989ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.818index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers0%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament15.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management42.1%% of managers2024higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index41index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government33.5%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share20.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating20.5per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.421index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.315index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.268index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.597index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.488index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.493index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.605index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.607index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.434index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52022higher is better
Control of corruption0.0394index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.192index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.502index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.335index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.0277index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.436index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy76.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality3.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality3.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.37%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate16.4per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds6.63per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation98%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility17.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality12per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.7%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption9.93litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use30.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.46per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence5.6per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality21.7%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women24.1%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending23.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity15.6%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity31.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index80index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.417index, 0 to 12022higher is worse
Redistribution29.4%% reduction in the Gini2022no agreed direction
Gini index30.6index (0-100)2017higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.9%% of population2017higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users93.8%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions105per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population7.2%% of urban population2016higher is worse
Fixed broadband37.5per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending0.329%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Unemployment benefit spending0.388%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Retirement age, men63.4years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women60years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked1,759hours per year2016no agreed direction
Informal employment1.31%% of employment2020higher is worse
Unemployment4.52%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation54.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation67.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study9.98%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment7.83%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust27.2%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness81.3%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.94score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Hungary

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