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Hungary
Quick facts
- Capital
- Budapest
- Population
- 9.9 m
- Area
- 93,028 km²
- Region
- Central Europe
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Currency
- Hungarian forint (Ft)
- Demonym
- Hungarian
- UN member
- Yes
How Hungary compares
Economy size$223 B
52nd of 178 worldwide · 4th of 6 in Central Europe
Income per person$23,292
50th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Central Europe
Life expectancy76.7 yrs
66th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 6 in Central Europe
Internet access93.8%
32nd of 179 worldwide · 1st of 6 in Central Europe
Military spending$4.7 B
47th of 163 worldwide · 4th of 6 in Central Europe
Highlights
GDP
$223 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$23,292
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
1.4%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
4,567
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.4%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian Basin to a European republic, by way of Mohács and Trianon.
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