Greece vs Hungary

Greece and Hungary compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Greece and Hungary have about the same number of people: 10.4 million and 9.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Greece ($26,948) is 4% higher than in Hungary ($25,907) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Greece (2.1%) than in Hungary (0.5%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Hungary (4.4%) than in Greece (2.5%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Greece (8.5%) than in Hungary (4.5%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Greece can expect to live 5.1 years longer than one born in Hungary: 81.8 years against 76.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Greece is older: half of its people are over 45.7 years, against 43.3 years in Hungary in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Hungary (93.8%) than in Greece (86.3%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Greece (5 tonnes) are 11% higher than in Hungary (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Greece (36.9%) than in Hungary (22.8%), a difference of 14.1 percentage points in 2024.