# Austria and Hungary compared Austria and Hungary side by side: 42 shared sourced indicators across 9 domains, and the 13 events their chronicles record of each other. Canonical: https://terralore.co/compare/aut-vs-hun Updated: 2026-08-10 (latest of the two dossiers' refreshes and the two chronicles' verification dates) Two sourced records set beside each other — nothing on this page was written for the pair. Every figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two national dossiers; every event is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle. Figures are compared, never graded. A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero; each value shows its own observation year — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Formation - Austria: 996 — The name Ostarrîchi first appears - Hungary: 1000 — Stephen I is crowned and founds the Christian kingdom of Hungary ## Economy | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | GDP | $535 B | 2024 | $223 B | 2024 | | GDP per capita | $58,269 | 2024 | $23,292 | 2024 | | GDP growth | -0.7% | 2024 | 0.6% | 2024 | | Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | 3.7% | 2024 | | Trade openness | 108.8% | 2024 | 146.5% | 2024 | ## Society | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population | 9.2 m | 2024 | 9.6 m | 2024 | | Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs | 2024 | 76.7 yrs | 2024 | | Urban population | 69.5% | 2024 | 70.5% | 2024 | | Fertility rate | 1.3 | 2024 | 1.4 | 2024 | ## Governance | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 81.4 | 2024 | 56.4 | 2024 | | Political stability | 74.3 | 2024 | 73.3 | 2024 | | Government effectiveness | 80.8 | 2024 | 61.1 | 2024 | | Regulatory quality | 76.2 | 2024 | 60.1 | 2024 | | Rule of law | 85.8 | 2024 | 60.3 | 2024 | | Control of corruption | 74.1 | 2024 | 48.7 | 2024 | ## Health | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 11.8% | 2024 | 6.4% | 2023 | | Physicians | 5.51 | 2023 | 3.46 | 2022 | | Under-5 mortality | 3.3 | 2024 | 3.7 | 2024 | | Measles immunisation | 90.0% | 2024 | 99.0% | 2024 | | Safe drinking water | 98.9% | 2024 | 100.0% | 2024 | ## Education | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 5.3% | 2022 | 3.8% | 2022 | | Primary enrolment | 101.3% | 2024 | 102.9% | 2024 | | Secondary enrolment | 100.6% | 2024 | 107.4% | 2024 | | Tertiary enrolment | 92.6% | 2024 | 60.5% | 2024 | ## Technology | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 3.3% | 2023 | 1.4% | 2023 | | Researchers (per million) | 6,634 | 2023 | 4,567 | 2023 | | Internet users | 91.9% | 2025 | 93.8% | 2024 | | Mobile subscriptions | 124 | 2024 | 105 | 2024 | | High-tech exports | 18.5% | 2024 | 22.6% | 2024 | ## Geography | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Land area | 82,520 km² | 2023 | 91,260 km² | 2023 | | Forest area | 47.2% | 2023 | 22.4% | 2023 | | Agricultural land | 31.5% | 2023 | 55.7% | 2023 | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 6.3 | 2024 | 4.5 | 2024 | | Renewable energy | 36.0% | 2021 | 15.3% | 2021 | ## Resources | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.1% | 2021 | 0.4% | 2021 | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.2% | 2021 | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2021 | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2021 | 0.1% | 2021 | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2023 | 100.0% | 2023 | ## Military | Metric | Austria | Observed | Hungary | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 1.0% | 2024 | 2.2% | 2024 | | Defense spending | $5.3 B | 2024 | $4.7 B | 2024 | | Armed forces | 23,000 | 2020 | 46,000 | 2020 | Each metric is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Full dossiers: https://terralore.co/country/AUT.md and https://terralore.co/country/HUN.md. ## Entangled histories (13 events) Events in which either nation's sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the record exactly as its own chronicle carries it, with that chronicle's sources. - 29 Aug 1526: **Battle of Mohács** — Süleyman the Magnificent destroyed the Hungarian army and killed King Louis II, ending the medieval kingdom and opening Hungary to Ottoman and Habsburg domination. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Battle of Mohács (1526)) - 1686: **Reconquest of Buda** — A Habsburg-led Christian coalition retook Buda from the Ottomans, part of the campaign that drove the Turks from Hungary after more than a century. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Battle of Mohács (1526)) - 1697–1718: **Prince Eugene and the conquest of Hungary** — After Vienna's deliverance, Prince Eugene of Savoy won victories such as Zenta (1697) and the capture of Belgrade (1717); the Peace of Karlowitz (1699) secured Habsburg control of Hungary and Transylvania. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: Prince Eugene, the 'noble knight') - 1699: **Treaty of Karlowitz** — The Ottomans ceded almost all of Hungary to the Habsburgs, reuniting the country but binding it firmly within the Habsburg monarchy. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Battle of Mohács (1526)) - 15 Mar 1848: **The Revolution of 1848** — A bloodless rising in Pest, with Sándor Petőfi among its voices, won the March Laws abolishing censorship and serfdom and establishing a responsible Hungarian government against Habsburg absolutism. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Hungarian Revolution (1848-1849)) - Aug 1849: **Defeat of the war of independence** — After Hungary proclaimed independence under Kossuth, the revolution was crushed by a combined Austrian and Russian army; the surrender brought executions and Kossuth's exile. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Hungarian Revolution (1848-1849)) - 1867: **Austro-Hungarian Compromise (Ausgleich)** — The Ausgleich transformed the empire into the Dual Monarchy, granting Hungary full internal autonomy with its own parliament while keeping defence and foreign affairs common to Austria-Hungary. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Ausgleich (Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867); Hungary: The Dual Monarchy, 1867-1918) - 1867: **The Austro-Hungarian Compromise** — The Ausgleich of 1867 reorganised the empire into the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, two states sharing a common monarch, foreign policy, finance and army; Franz Joseph was crowned king of Hungary on 8 June. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: The Compromise with Hungary, 1867; Franz Joseph I) - 28 Jun 1914: **Assassination at Sarajevo** — Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, the spark that led Austria-Hungary to war. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: Sarajevo and the July Crisis) - 28 Jul 1914: **Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia** — After the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, triggering a chain of alliances that plunged Europe into the First World War. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: Sarajevo and the July Crisis) - 1918: **Collapse of Austria-Hungary** — Defeat in the First World War destroyed the Dual Monarchy; amid revolution Hungary passed through a democratic republic and a brief communist regime before the conservative order of Regent Horthy. (from the Hungary chronicle; sources: Treaty of Trianon; Hungary: The Dual Monarchy, 1867-1918) - 12 Nov 1918: **Collapse of Austria-Hungary and the First Republic** — As the war was lost the empire disintegrated; Emperor Karl I renounced participation in government on 11 November and the Republic of German-Austria was proclaimed on 12 November 1918, ending Habsburg rule. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: The End of Monarchy, the Birth of New States) - 10 Sep 1919: **Treaty of Saint-Germain** — Signed for Austria by Karl Renner, the treaty confirmed the breakup of Austria-Hungary, forbade union with Germany without League of Nations approval, limited Austria's army and ceded South Tyrol to Italy. (from the Austria chronicle; sources: 1919: Treaty of Saint-Germain) ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Chronicle references are cited inline above and resolve in full at https://terralore.co/country/AUT/chronicle.md and https://terralore.co/country/HUN/chronicle.md. 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