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Hungary vs Portugal
Side-by-side comparison of Hungary and Portugal from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Hungary
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,026 years
Portugal
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 887 years
In short
Portugal scores 76.7 in the NationsTree Index (13th in the world) and Hungary scores 67.3 (41st), a gap of 9.4 points. Their trees are 14 m and 16 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Portugal has 14% more people than Hungary. Hungary and Portugal have a similar land area. The economy of Portugal is 21% larger than that of Hungary (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Hungary 9.5 million and Portugal 10.8 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $53,146 in Portugal and $49,838 in Hungary (2025, international dollars). People in Portugal live on average 5.7 years longer (82.4 vs 76.7 years).
Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Hungary ranks higher in the world on 7 and Portugal on 27. Hungary is clearly stronger in tourism. Portugal is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, economy and environment & energy.
As a nation, Hungary is the older of the two (statehood since 1000, 1,026 years), compared with Portugal (since 1139). Over the last five years Portugal improved faster (direction score 73 vs 31 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Hungary and Portugal.
Hungary
-4.7%
145th of 192
Portugalbetter
0.7%
29th of 192
Completed lower secondary, 25+Society & health
Hungarybetter
98.9%
9th of 153
Portugal
64.5%
93rd of 153
Voice & accountabilityInstitutions & safety
Hungary
57.1
104th of 205
Portugalbetter
81.1
20th of 205
Renewable freshwater per personNatural resources
Hungary
625
148th of 183
Portugalbetter
3,642
74th of 183
InflationEconomy
Hungary
4.4%
132nd of 180
Portugalbetter
2.3%
69th of 180
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Portugal overtook Hungary in GDP per person (PPP) in 2022 and has stayed ahead since.
Portugal overtook Hungary in the NationsTree Index in 2014 and has stayed ahead since.
Portugal overtook Hungary in population in 2000 and has stayed ahead since.
Portugal has been ahead of Hungary in GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
HungaryPortugal All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Hungary | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 93,030111th/216 · 2024 | 92,230112th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 91,260110th/216 · 2024 | 91,606109th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 9.5 m96th/217 · 2025 | 10.8 m89th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.50%198th/217 · 2025 | 1.03%101st/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 104.8103rd/216 · 2024 | 116.794th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 70.7%88th/217 · 2025 | 61.5%122nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 14.4%191st/217 · 2025 | 12.7%208th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 21.2%25th/217 · 2025 | 24.9%5th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $246.49 bn55th/210 · 2025 | $346.64 bn46th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $474.17 bn55th/199 · 2025 | $574.23 bn51st/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $391.61 bn56th/199 · 2025 | $460.04 bn51st/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $25,90765th/210 · 2025 | $32,08256th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $49,83853rd/199 · 2025 | $53,14647th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $23,85062nd/201 · 2025 | $29,93049th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 0.5%188th/210 · 2025 | 1.9%150th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 4.4%132nd/180 · 2025 | 2.3%69th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 4.5%75th/187 · 2025 | 6.2%113th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 82.0%44th/55 · 2024 | 5.7%1994 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 74.6%141st/189 · 2025 | 89.7%159th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.7%145th/192 · 2025 | 0.7%29th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 2.7%134th/197 · 2025 | 2.0%146th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 23.0%105th/200 · 2025 | 18.3%138th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 15.1%40th/192 · 2025 | 11.3%84th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 60.1%84th/200 · 2025 | 66.6%47th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $179.03 bn36th/182 · 2025 | $151.34 bn40th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $167.98 bn37th/182 · 2025 | $148.16 bn40th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 72.6%24th/183 · 2025 | 43.7%67th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 68.1%38th/183 · 2025 | 42.7%95th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 140.8%25th/183 · 2025 | 86.4%84th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 4.2%78th/170 · 2025 | 5.1%74th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 82.0%16th/171 · 2025 | 75.3%31st/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 8.9%121st/171 · 2025 | 14.4%93rd/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 1.3%126th/171 · 2025 | 2.7%90th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 22.6%28th/168 · 2024 | 6.8%85th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 1.7%59th/191 · 2025 | 1.2%66th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | -28.4%195th/196 · 2025 | 3.5%62nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.4%137th/209 · 2021 | 0.3%144th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.18%72nd/197 · 2021 | 0.05%83rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.13%58th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.01%52nd/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.15%66th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.08%118th/209 · 2021 | 0.09%114th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 45.2%9th/206 · 2024 | 9.3%108th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 625148th/183 · 2022 | 3,64274th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 31.6 m10th/194 · 2020 | 4.2 m41st/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $4.22 bn34th/175 · 2020 | $10.52 bn19th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 3.4%100th/168 · 2020 | 12.2%50th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 12.7 m15th/107 · 2020 | 680,00071st/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 76.787th/217 · 2024 | 82.429th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 3.726th/196 · 2024 | 3.220th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 3.4647th/174 · 2022 | 5.855th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.610th/145 · 2022 | 3.549th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 99%1st/193 · 2024 | 99%1st/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 98.9%9th/153 · 2023 | 64.5%93rd/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 107.4%33rd/173 · 2024 | 120.3%15th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 89.4%2007 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 32.8%29th/217 · 2025 | 40.0%3rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 6.4%97th/193 · 2023 | 10.2%27th/193 · 2024 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 94.5%2011 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 60.5%58th/150 · 2024 | 77.7%32nd/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.87046th/193 · 2023 | 0.89040th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.62017 | 33.952nd/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.9%2017 | 0.4%27th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 100.0%1st/150 · 2024 | 95.2%51st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 91.7%33rd/144 · 2024 | 93.9%27th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 93.8%35th/186 · 2024 | 88.5%68th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 105133rd/210 · 2024 | 12479th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 37.533rd/208 · 2024 | 45.213th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 3.1051st/164 · 2022 | 3.6029th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 8,03721st/82 · 2021 | 2,52747th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 55.6 m19th/161 · 2023 | 18.3 m37th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.46142nd/203 · 2024 | 3.32114th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 15.3%121st/212 · 2021 | 32.3%77th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 13.770th/200 · 2023 | 8.837th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 22.8%125th/214 · 2024 | 36.6%90th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,52143rd/149 · 2024 | 1,81863rd/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 62.067th/205 · 2025 | 73.339th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 48.192nd/207 · 2025 | 63.648th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 62.287th/207 · 2025 | 75.934th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 74.580th/207 · 2025 | 77.965th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 60.075th/205 · 2025 | 65.154th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 57.1104th/205 · 2025 | 81.120th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.725th/145 · 2023 | 0.724th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $5.00 bn49th/156 · 2025 | $5.86 bn46th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 2.0%58th/156 · 2025 | 1.7%79th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.3%100th/154 · 2025 | 4.0%110th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 46,00073rd/170 · 2020 | 52,00068th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.95%71st/168 · 2020 | 1.01%67th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 402.0 m28th/163 · 2025 | 90.0 m50th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 11.0 m47th/65 · 2024 | 1.0 m61st/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 1.38%35th/110 · 2023 | 1.69%25th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 48045th/137 · 2024 | 74338th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,26049th/197 · 2023 | 18,22527th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal has the larger population: 10.8 m (2025) compared with 9.5 m for Hungary (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary is larger: 93,030 km² (2024) compared with 92,230 km² for Portugal (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $574.23 bn intl. (2025) compared with $474.17 bn intl. for Hungary (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $53,146 intl. (2025) compared with $49,838 intl. for Hungary (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.4 years (2024) compared with 76.7 years for Hungary (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal spends more on the military: $5.86 bn (2025) compared with $5.00 bn for Hungary (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal: 76.7 points (13th in the world); Hungary: 67.3 points (41st). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hungary vs Portugal — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/hungary-vs-portugal. Data as of 26 October 2026.