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Hungary vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Hungary
hun
Leads on 41 of 111 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 63 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Hungary and Portugal: Hungary leads on Population living in slums (2.55 %) against Portugal (-0.02 %); Portugal leads on Dam capacity per capita (1,107 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Hungary (26.73 cubic meters per inhabitant); Portugal leads on Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants (25) against Hungary (1). Across 111 compared metrics, Hungary wins on 41 and Portugal wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.78 %★88.49 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2024 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score62.82 points84.26 points★
Radios7.01★3.02
Televisions4.42★3.31
Waterways1,622★210

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.40B $★5.07B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars254.33B $351.06B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.9 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %3.21 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index73.490.9★
Electricity Consumption39.3746.94★
Electricity Exports5.249.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels64★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants125★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1335★
Electricity Imports17.95★4.62
Electricity Installed Capacity8.6420.56★
Electricity Production30.2256.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.15 USD per capita★73.29 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient30.236.3★
Gross Fixed Investment15.616.1★
Gross National Saving25.7★16.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.5 %1.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.7 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10.39★6.26
Natural Gas Exports3.52★0
Natural Gas Imports13.37★6.54
Natural Gas Production1.81★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves6.6★0
Oil Consumption146,600277,400★
Oil Exports69,820★49,650
Oil Imports171,600294,600★
Oil Production34,480★4,721
Oil Proved Reserves26.57★0
Population Below Poverty Line12.1 people★16.4 people
Public Debt75.3★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD1.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption167,700247,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,720143,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports82,110★78,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production152,400323,000★
Remittances2.3★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.13★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.920.44★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.4★22.8
Unemployment Rate4.5 %★6.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-326,572-2.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions40.1638.27★
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populationsconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources104★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.86 %4.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)109.49★40.91
Agricultural land47,175 sq. km★41,313.78 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,793 km★
Dam capacity per capita26.73 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,3315,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.9 %83.2 %★
Administrative Divisions19★18
Independence16114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)19.816.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.310.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density6.8 people/sq km★3.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★15 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.429.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.4 %20.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,700★42,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)46,00052,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)51.93 %★46.43 %
Human Capital Index0.690.8★
Life expectancy at birth81.57 years85.82 years★
Median age of population44.19 years47.31 years★
Population Change-42,525.2 persons-30,996.2 persons★
Population density106.37 per sq. km★113.39 per sq. km
Total population9.59M persons10.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.30.83★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A
Birth Rate (%)9.03 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.9 %
Death Rate (%)14.41 %10.92 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.07M persons2.10M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.955.46★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.34 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.78 people3 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.26★172.93
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.97 %71.36 %★
Physician Density3.46 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.29 %-0.11 %★
Population living in slums2.55 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths115,630.9 persons114,964.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.71 %61.45 %★
Total fertility rate1.44 per woman1.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-7,446.6 persons-5,390 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.34 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.892.78★
Airports109128★
Civil Air Travel2843★
Heliports1565★

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