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Hungary vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Hungary
hun
Leads on 37 of 123 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 75 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Hungary and United Kingdom: Hungary leads on Oil Imports (171,600) against United Kingdom (1.45); Hungary leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (152,400) against United Kingdom (1.29); Hungary leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (167,700) against United Kingdom (1.58). Across 123 compared metrics, Hungary wins on 37 and United Kingdom wins on 75.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 13 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.78 %95.47 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)91.45 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2024 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score62.82 points78.89 points★
Radios7.0184.5★
Televisions4.4230.5★
Waterways1,6223,200★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.40B $31.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars254.33B $4.10T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.46 %★19.12 %
Apple Import Volume29.97M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.9 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %4.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index73.493.8★
Electricity Consumption39.37309.2★
Electricity Exports5.24★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels64★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants12★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22★9
Electricity from Other Renewables1339★
Electricity Imports17.9519.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity8.6497.06★
Electricity Production30.22318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.15 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient30.232.4★
Gross Fixed Investment15.6★13.9
Gross National Saving25.7★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.5 %-0.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.7 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption10.3979.17★
Natural Gas Exports3.5211.27★
Natural Gas Imports13.3747★
Natural Gas Production1.8142.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves6.6176★
Number of AI Patents Filed8 patents478 patents★
Oil Consumption146,600★1.62
Oil Exports69,820★1.31
Oil Imports171,600★1.45
Oil Production34,480★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves26.57★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line12.1 people★18.6 people
Public Debt75.3★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD1.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption167,700★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,720613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports82,110907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production152,400★1.29
Remittances2.3★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0.01
Robotics Research Funding1.38 USD2.68 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.920.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.427.4★
Top Exporting Countries167.91B USD1.14T USD★
Unemployment Rate4.5 %4.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate60.58 %★61.37 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-326,572★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions40.16★340.94
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populationsthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.36 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6 Cubic meters per year9.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources104147★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.86 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)109.49115★
Agricultural land47,175 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita26.73 cubic meters per inhabitant75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,331★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.9 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions19England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence16no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

13 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★99.82 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)22.578.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.3★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita3,516.57 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density6.8 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.429★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.4 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,700NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People12 per 100,000 people14 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)46,000153,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)51.93 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.690.79★
Life expectancy at birth81.57 years83.69 years★
Median age of population44.19 years★40.33 years
Population Change-42,525.2 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density106.37 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population9.59M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.30.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC★
Birth Rate (%)9.03 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA76.1 %
Death Rate (%)14.41 %9.25 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.07M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.9535.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.34 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.78 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.26177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.97 %86.48 %★
Physician Density3.46 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.29 %0.4 %★
Population living in slums2.55 %★0.16 %
Total deaths115,630.9 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.71 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.44 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration-7,446.6 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.34 per live births★4.03 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.892.25★
Airports1091,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel28618★
Heliports15139★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇭🇺 Hungary🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate6.25 %★3.75 %

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