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the European Union and Hungary

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the European Union

Hungary

The widest gap is Disposable income per person: the European Union €22,939 against Hungary €8,792, 2.61× apart.

Ageall ages
Sex

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

Figure
the European Union
Hungary

People

Median age0.1 years
44.9 years
44.8 years
Life expectancy at birth4.7 years
81.5 years
76.8 years
People47.24×
450.6m
9.5m
People per square kilometre5.2%
110 per km²
105 per km²
Women in the population0.7 points
51.0%
51.7%
Born abroad7.1 points
14.4%
7.3%
Born outside the EU6.8 points
10.4%
3.6%

Money and work

Disposable income per person2.61×
€22,939
€8,792
Average net income2.54×
€25,952
€10,211
Take-home pay, average-wage worker94.1%
€29,954
€15,432
Gross pay, average-wage worker88.1%
€43,658
€23,206
In work, age 20 to 645.0 points
76.1%
81.1%
Out of work1.6 points
6.0%
4.4%
Hours worked a week2.2 hours
37.3 hours
39.5 hours
At risk of poverty2.3 points
16.3%
14.0%
Housing costs over 40% of income2.4 points
7.7%
5.3%
GDP per person81.3%
€41,700
€23,000

Family and home

People at home
2.3
2.3
Households with children1.2 points
28.7%
29.9%
Children per woman5.2%
1.34
1.41
Own their home21.3 points
68.5%
89.8%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds25.6%
507 per 100,000 people
637 per 100,000 people
Doctors0.8%
374 per 100,000 people
371 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.3 points
36.9%
31.6%
Students per 1,000 people30.9%
42.4 per 1,000 people
32.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them94.4%
€19,707
€10,135
Tax raised per person2.13×
€16,198
€7,594
Government debt7.1 points
81.7%
74.6%

Country and infrastructure

Land area45.43×
4,225,104 km²
93,012 km²
Railway density66.0%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
81.5 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density11.5%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
20.8 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people26.7%
584 per 1,000 people
461 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.9 points
94.8%
93.9%
Tourist nights per resident93.9%
6.73
3.47

Environment

Renewable energy6.6 points
26.2%
19.6%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Hungary

Function
the European Union
Hungary
12.4%
21.2%
3.0%
4.2%
3.5%
3.7%
10.8%
16.3%
1.7%
0.8%
1.5%
2.0%
15.0%
10.0%
2.4%
5.2%
9.7%
10.4%
40.0%
26.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Hungary

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 47.24×: the European Union 450.6m, Hungary 9.5m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 45.43×: the European Union 4,225,104, Hungary 93,012. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 2.92×: the European Union €2,959, Hungary €1,015. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  4. Who has more to spend, the typical person in the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 2.61×: the European Union €22,939, Hungary €8,792. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. ilc_di03 · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which spends a larger share on protecting the environment: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 0.9 points: the European Union 1.7%, Hungary 0.8%. Waste and waste water, pollution control, biodiversity and landscape protection. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where were more residents born abroad: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 7.1 points: the European Union 14.4%, Hungary 7.3%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 6.6 points: the European Union 26.2%, Hungary 19.6%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where do more people own their home: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 21.3 points: Hungary 89.8%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 30.9%: the European Union 42.4, Hungary 32.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Hungary?

    The gap is 25.6%: Hungary 637, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.