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Austria and Hungary
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is Disposable income per person: Austria €36,546 against Hungary €8,792, 4.16× apart.
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Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
Austria
Hungary
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: Austria and Hungary
Which spends more on health per resident: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 5.03×: Austria €5,108, Hungary €1,015. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Who has more to spend, the typical person in Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 4.16×: Austria €36,546, Hungary €8,792. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. Eurostat · Disposable income per person, Average net income, & Disposable income by age · 2025. See the figure
Where is more tax raised per resident: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 3.11×: Austria €23,626, Hungary €7,594. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2024. See the figure
Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 3.0 points: Hungary 4.2%, Austria 1.2%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Where were more residents born abroad: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 15.2 points: Austria 22.5%, Hungary 7.3%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 24.6 points: Austria 44.2%, Hungary 19.6%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Where do more people own their home: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 35.6 points: Hungary 89.8%, Austria 54.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. Eurostat · Own their home · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 55.6%: Austria 577, Hungary 371. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Doctors · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 49.1%: Austria 48.3, Hungary 32.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure
Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Austria or Hungary?
The gap is 19.6%: Hungary 81.5, Austria 68.2. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. Eurostat · Railway network & Railway density · 2024. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.