Hungary vs Romania
Hungary vs Romania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.3 years in Hungary and 8.4 years in Romania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Hungary, by 1.9 years, or 1.23 times that in Romania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Hungary ranked 38 and Romania ranked 78 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Hungary | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.3 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Hungary vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025