Hungary Republic of Hungary
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	24th best
Capital	Budapest
Land Area	90 530km²₁
Location	Europe
Population	9.7m₂
Life Expectancy	75.31yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$23 394 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	HU, HUN, 348₅
Internet Domain	.hu₆
Currency	Forint (HUF)₇
Telephone	+36₈

1. Overview

“Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later. In 2011, Hungary assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Hungary has always marched to a different drummer - speaking a language, preparing dishes and drinking wines like no others. It´s Europe at its most exotic. A short hop from Vienna, this land of Franz Liszt and Béla Bartók, paprika-lashed dishes and the romantic Danube River continues to enchant visitors. The allure of Budapest, once an imperial city, is obvious at first sight, and it also boasts the hottest nightlife in the region. Other cities, too, like Pécs, the warm heart of the south, and Eger, the wine capital of the north, have much to offer travellers, as does the sprawling countryside, particularly the Great Plain, where cowboys ride and cattle roam.
And where else can you laze about in an open-air thermal spa while snow patches glisten around you? In Hungary you´ll find all the glamour, excitement and fun of Western Europe - at half the cost.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Hungary National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
40	Slovakia	40
41	Portugal	41
42	UAE	42
43	Hungary	43
44	Latvia	44
45	Croatia	45
46	Argentina	45
47	Bahrain	47
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
46	Malaysia	$24 620
47	Poland	$24 117
48	Seychelles	$23 886
49	Hungary	$23 394
50	Russia	$23 286
51	Latvia	$22 589
52	St Kitts & Nevis	$22 436
53	Kazakhstan	$22 093
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
21	S. Korea	45.0
22	Italy	45.1
23	Slovenia	47.2
24	Hungary	48.0
25	Czechia	49.0
26	Portugal	50.7
27	Estonia	51.1
28	Poland	52.8
	World Avg	86.4
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Hungary's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Hungary's population is predicted to fall to 9 644 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an incresingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 1.42. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
88	Sweden	10.0m
89	Jordan	10.0m
90	Azerbaijan	9.9m
91	Hungary	9.7m
92	UAE	9.6m
93	Honduras	9.6m
94	Belarus	9.5m
95	Tajikistan	9.1m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
63	Bahamas	75.56
64	Macedonia	75.53
65	Turkey	75.53
66	Hungary	75.31
67	Nicaragua	75.21
68	St Lucia	75.20
69	Serbia	75.05
70	Sri Lanka	75.05
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
94	Germany	1.44
95	Laos	2.58
96	Malaysia	2.58
97	Hungary	1.42
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
148	Norway	32.2
149	Iceland	32.5
150	Serbia	32.7
151	Hungary	32.9
152	Romania	33.6
153	USA	33.8
154	New Zealand	34.9
155	UK	35.0
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
80	Turkey	6.0%
81	Syria	5.5%
82	Thailand	5.2%
83	Hungary	5.2%
84	Palestine	5.2%
85	Argentina	4.9%
86	Panama	4.7%
87	Tonga	4.6%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
113	Iraq	4.9%
114	Denmark	4.7%
115	Yemen	4.7%
116	Hungary	4.6%
117	Colombia	4.6%
118	Sierra Leone	4.6%
119	Philippines	4.6%
120	Egypt	4.4%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #Hungary #politics #tolerance

Hungary performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Hungary does better than average when it comes to LGBT equality₁₉, its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₀, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ (but bad for Europe), speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₂, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃ (but bad for Europe), opposing gender inequality₂₄ (but high for Europe) and in supporting press freedom₂₅ (but high for Europe). Hungary does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₆. In 2017 Feb, "the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders raised concerns about the government´s continued stigmatization of human rights defenders"₂₇ and the European Parliament "adopted a resolution characterizing the human rights situation as one that risked breaching EU values and calling for action under article 7 of the EU treaty₂₇".

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Hungary

5. Hungary's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #Hungary #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
49	Slovakia	80.1
50	Israel	80.8
51	UK	80.9
52	Hungary	81.0
53	Brazil	81.0
54	Macedonia	81.5
55	Malta	81.6
56	Poland	82.5
57	Albania	82.8
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₂₈, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₈.

Health:

Hungary does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Hungary performs the best for its immunizations take-up₃₀. It comes in the best 20 for its fertility rate₁₅. It does better than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁, its adolescent birth rate₂₄ (but high for Europe) and in its average life expectancy₁₂ (but bad for Europe). Hungary does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average for its alcohol consumption rate₃₂. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in its suicide rate₃₃ (amongst the worst in Europe) and in its smoking rate₃₄. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
63	Bahamas	75.56
64	Macedonia	75.53
65	Turkey	75.53
66	Hungary	75.31
67	Nicaragua	75.21
68	St Lucia	75.20
69	Serbia	75.05
70	Sri Lanka	75.05
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₂
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
163	Belarus	11.2
164	Andorra	11.3
165	Equatorial Guinea	11.3
166	Hungary	11.4
167	UK	11.5
168	Gabon	11.5
169	Slovakia	11.5
170	Switzerland	11.5
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
94	Germany	1.44
95	Laos	2.58
96	Malaysia	2.58
97	Hungary	1.42
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₄
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
166	Jordan	1 855
165	Ukraine	1 854
164	Estonia	1 775
163	Hungary	1 759
162	Japan	1 713
161	Croatia	1 709
160	Cyprus	1 688
159	Serbia	1 644
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₃
Pos.		Per 100k₃₃
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
82	Ukraine	44.8
83	Latvia	48.2
84	Japan	49.4
85	Hungary	50.6
86	Kazakhstan	52.4
87	Guyana	52.4
88	Belarus	57.5
89	S. Korea	62
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
30	Nicaragua	30
31	Armenia	31
32	Bangladesh	32
33	Hungary	33
34	Macedonia	34
35	India	35
36	Fiji	36
37	Thailand	37
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₅
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
144	Dominican Rep.	61.2
145	Syria	61.4
146	Spain	61.6
147	Hungary	61.6
148	Costa Rica	61.6
149	Tunisia	61.6
150	Iran	61.6
151	Bulgaria	61.7
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₄
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
56	Kiribati	17.2
57	Macedonia	17.6
58	Uzbekistan	17.7
59	Hungary	18.0
60	Belarus	18.2
61	Serbia	19.0
62	Slovakia	20.2
63	Brunei	21.0
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₀
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
6	Czechia	98.7
7	Seychelles	98.6
8	S. Korea	98.6
9	Sri Lanka	98.4
10	St Lucia	98.2
11	Bahrain	98.2
12	Iran	98.1
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Hungary's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₆
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
18	Slovenia	19.5
19	Canada	20.4
20	Singapore	21.1
21	Hungary	21.2
22	S. Korea	21.5
23	Hong Kong	21.6
24	France	22.0
25	Luxembourg	22.2
26	USA	24.7
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₇
2	Israel	4.11₃₇
3	Japan	3.58₃₇
	...
22	Canada	1.61₃₇
23	Ireland	1.52₃₇
24	Estonia	1.43₃₇
25	Hungary	1.37₃₇
26	Italy	1.29₃₇
27	Portugal	1.28₃₇
28	Luxembourg	1.26₃₇
29	Spain	1.22₃₇
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better₃₈
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
13	Georgia	98.0%
14	Slovenia	97.6%
15	Armenia	97.2%
16	Hungary	97.2%
17	Palau	97.1%
18	New Zealand	96.9%
19	Switzerland	96.5%
20	Moldova	96.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₉
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
48	Japan	15.2
49	Albania	15.2
50	Barbados	15.2
51	Hungary	15.1
52	San Marino	15.1
53	Tunisia	15.1
54	Ukraine	15.1
55	Montenegro	15.0
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
6	Austria	6
7	Finland	7
8	Netherlands	8
9	Belgium	9
10	Slovenia	10
11	Switzerland	11
12	New Zealand	12
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₀
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
35	Iceland	1443
36	Croatia	1426
37	Lithuania	1425
38	Hungary	1424
39	Israel	1416
40	Argentina	1406₄₁
41	Malta	1391
42	Slovakia	1389
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₂
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
10	Belarus	34
11	Latvia	39
12	Luxembourg	39
13	Hungary	39
14	Albania	39
15	Germany	40
16	Switzerland	41
17	Uruguay	41
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
28	Denmark	98
29	USA	98
30	Latvia	98
31	Hungary	98
32	Ukraine	97
33	Russia	97
34	Belarus	97
35	Moldova	96
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
35	Austria	81%
36	Ireland	81%
37	Barbados	80%
38	Hungary	80%
39	Kuwait	80%
40	Malta	80%
41	Chile	78%
42	Lithuania	77%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet (2012)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better₄₅
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
4	Australia	18
5	Hungary	19
6	Philippines	23
7	Italy	23
8	UK	25
9	S. Africa	26
10	Argentina	26
11	Ukraine	27
12	Brazil	27
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security (2013)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
10	Philippines	0.24
11	Czechia	0.24
12	Argentina	0.27
13	Hungary	0.27
14	Peru	0.30
15	Latvia	0.33
16	Pakistan	0.38
17	Taiwan	0.44
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
25	New Zealand	9.7
26	Romania	8.7
27	Austria	7.5
28	Hungary	7.4
29	Guatemala	6.9
30	Saudi Arabia	6.8
31	Vietnam	5.9
32	Slovenia	5.4
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better₄₈
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
117	Mauritania	101.25
118	Jordan	102
119	Japan	102
120	Hungary	102
121	Azerbaijan	102.25
122	Estonia	103.25
123	Moldova	103.5
124	Congo, (Brazzaville)	104.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₉
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
48	Latvia	54.0
49	Mauritius	54.0
50	Rwanda	52.6
51	Hungary	52.4
52	Georgia	52.4
53	Czechia	51.8
54	Malaysia	50.0
55	Namibia	50.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
66	Kosovo	5.7
67	Moldova	5.6
68	Turkmenistan	5.6
69	Hungary	5.6
70	Libya	5.6
71	Philippines	5.5
72	Honduras	5.5
73	Turkey	5.5
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
16	Slovenia	16
17	Latvia	17
18	Barbados	18
19	Hungary	19
20	Slovakia	20
21	Poland	21
22	Norway	22
23	Lithuania	23
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
20	Nicaragua	20
21	Portugal	21
22	Moldova	22
23	Hungary	23
24	Jordan	24
25	Mauritius	25
26	Zimbabwe	26
27	Canada	27
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better₅₁
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
14	Sweden	1.42
15	Germany	1.42
16	Portugal	1.47
17	Hungary	1.48
18	Norway	1.48
19	Bhutan	1.48
20	Malaysia	1.49
21	Mauritius	1.49
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
14	Singapore	14
15	Colombia	15
16	Costa Rica	16
17	Hungary	17
18	Japan	18
19	Chile	19
20	Kazakhstan	20
21	Thailand	21
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
40	Malaysia	40
41	Montenegro	41
42	Iceland	42
43	Hungary	43
44	Kenya	44
45	Serbia	45
46	Bolivia	46
47	Japan	47
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₂
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
29	New Zealand	0.14
30	Uruguay	0.17
31	Dominican Rep.	0.18
32	Hungary	0.18
33	Switzerland	0.19
34	Latvia	0.23
35	S. Korea	0.30
36	Macedonia	0.30
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₃
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
32	Bulgaria	17.1
33	Thailand	17.1
34	Chile	16.2
35	Hungary	14.0
36	Morocco	13.7
37	UK	13.2
38	Denmark	12.6
39	Lithuania	12.1
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better₅₄
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
40	Albania	65.5
41	Croatia	65.5
42	Colombia	65.2
43	Hungary	65.0
44	Belarus	65.0
45	Romania	64.8
46	Dominican Rep.	64.7
47	Uruguay	64.7
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better₅₅
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
50	Croatia	10.00
51	France	09.90
52	Lebanon	09.90
53	Hungary	09.80
54	Latvia	09.80
55	Poland	09.71
56	Argentina	09.35
57	Pakistan	09.26
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
46	Samoa	1994 May 10
47	India	1994 May 19
48	Paraguay	1994 May 25
49	Hungary	1994 May 25
50	Brazil	1994 May 29
51	Cuba	1994 Jun 06
52	Namibia	1997 Aug 14
53	Sri Lanka	1994 Jun 21
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
71	Sierra Leone	38.6%
72	France	38.4%
73	Mongolia	38.4%
74	Hungary	38.0%
75	Mauritania	38.0%
76	Croatia	37.8%
77	Cambodia	37.1%
78	Namibia	36.6%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₇
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
33	New Zealand	4.30
32	Poland	4.30
31	Croatia	4.30
30	Hungary	4.20
29	UK	4.10
28	Germany	3.80
27	France	3.80
26	Austria	3.70
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₈
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
19	Sweden	29.2
20	Malta	29.4
21	Iraq	29.5
22	Hungary	30.4
23	Austria	30.5
24	Sao Tome & Principe	30.8
25	Poland	30.8
26	Croatia	31.1
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#afterlife #belief #buddhism #christianity #god #heaven #hell #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_hungary #universalism

Religiosity (2009)₄₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₂
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
10	Belarus	34
11	Latvia	39
12	Luxembourg	39
13	Hungary	39
14	Albania	39
15	Germany	40
16	Switzerland	41
17	Uruguay	41
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
12	Cuba	40
13	Slovenia	35
14	Bulgaria	34
15	Hungary	32
16	Norway	31
17	S. Korea	30
18	Finland	28
19	Russia	27
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₆₀:

Christian	81%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	18.6%

By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 81.2% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (32%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 81.5% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 39% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)₆₁.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Hungary₆₂. Despite the large numbers of Christians, not many have traditional beliefs in the afterlife - just 6%. More people don't know what to believe (27%). Even more people believe that upon death, you simply cease to exist (29%). Also, 3% specifically believe in heaven but not in hell (which is nice - making them possible "universalists"). 13% believe in reincarnation.

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