Hungary vs Vatican comparison: 75 facts & rankings

Hungary has a population of 9.51M (ranked 97/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Hungary's land area is 35,236 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 109th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Hungary ranks 55/197 ($246B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Hungary ranks 52/197 ($25,907), while The Vatican ranks 61/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Hungary	Vatican
Population	9454659	939
Population rank	97/197	197/197
GDP	$246B 2025	$19.8M 2026
GDP rank	55/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$25,907 2025	$19,800 2026
GDP per capita rank	52/197	61/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$48,552 2024	$39,191 2026
Government debt	$185B 2025	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	75.2% 2025	n/a
Government debt per person	$19,473 2025	n/a
Government debt per person rank	33/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$18,331 2026	$18,688 2026
Land area	35,236 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	268.3 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	1.41 2024	n/a
Median age	44.9 years 2025	n/a
Life expectancy	77.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Hungary and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Hungary vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Hungary	Vatican
2026	77.5	83.4
2025	77.3	83.3
2024	77.2	83.1
2023	77	83
2022	76.2	83.3
2021	74.2	82.9
2020	75.7	83
2019	76.5	83.6
2018	76.2	83.3
2017	76	82.7
2016	76.2	82.9
2015	75.7	82.5
2014	75.8	82.6
2013	75.7	82.5
2012	75.2	82
2011	74.9	81.7
2010	74.5	81.5
2009	74.2	81.3
2008	74	81.4
2007	73.4	81.3
2006	73.3	81.2
2005	72.9	80.6
2004	72.9	80.2
2003	72.5	79.8
2002	72.5	80
2001	72.4	79.9
2000	71.8	79.3
1999	71	78.7
1998	70.9	78.3
1997	71	78.2
1996	70.6	78.5
1995	70	77.8
1994	69.6	77.7
1993	69.2	77
1992	69.2	77.3
1991	69.4	76.9
1990	69.4	76.9
1989	69.4	76.8
1988	69.9	76.4
1987	69.6	76.2
1986	69.1	75.7
1985	68.9	75.5
1984	69	75.1
1983	68.9	74.7
1982	69.4	74.8
1981	69.2	74.3
1980	69.1	74.1
1979	69.7	74
1978	69.5	73.7
1977	69.9	73.3
1976	69.7	72.9
1975	69.4	72.6
1974	69.3	72.7
1973	69.6	71.9
1972	69.7	72
1971	69.1	71.7
1970	69.2	71.5
1969	69.4	70.7
1968	69.3	70.7
1967	69.5	70.9
1966	69.9	70.9
1965	69.1	70.1
1964	69.5	70.3
1963	68.9	69.3
1962	67.9	69.2
1961	69	69.8
1960	68.1	69.2
1959	67.3	69.2
1958	67.4	68.7
1957	66.3	67.5
1956	66	67.3
1955	66.9	67.8
1954	65.4	67.5
1953	63.9	66.3
1952	63.9	65.7
1951	62.5	65.3
1950	62.1	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Hungary and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Hungary	Vatican
2025	9,514,251	-
2024	9,562,065	-
2023	9,592,186	-
2022	9,605,074	-
2021	9,630,932	-
2020	9,670,419	-
2019	9,694,824	1,000
2018	9,706,964	-
2017	9,726,756	1,000
2016	9,759,755	-
2015	9,797,755	1,000
2014	9,833,038	842
2013	9,872,734	839
2012	9,920,362	836
2011	9,971,727	832
2010	10,000,023	829
2009	10,022,650	826
2008	10,038,188	824
2007	10,055,780	821
2006	10,071,370	932
2005	10,087,065	921
2004	10,107,146	921
2003	10,129,552	911
2002	10,158,608	900
2001	10,187,576	890
2000	10,210,971	880
1999	10,237,530	-
1998	10,266,570	-
1997	10,290,486	-
1996	10,311,238	-
1995	10,328,965	-
1994	10,343,355	-
1993	10,357,523	-
1992	10,369,341	-
1991	10,373,400	-
1990	10,373,988	-
1989	10,481,719	-
1988	10,596,487	-
1987	10,612,741	-
1986	10,630,564	-
1985	10,648,713	-
1984	10,668,095	-
1983	10,689,463	-
1982	10,705,535	-
1981	10,711,848	-
1980	10,711,122	-
1979	10,704,152	-
1978	10,684,822	-
1977	10,648,031	-
1976	10,598,677	-
1975	10,540,525	-
1974	10,478,720	-
1973	10,432,055	-
1972	10,398,489	-
1971	10,367,537	-
1970	10,337,910	-
1969	10,298,723	-
1968	10,255,815	-
1967	10,216,604	-
1966	10,178,653	-
1965	10,147,935	-
1964	10,119,835	-
1963	10,087,947	-
1962	10,060,825	-
1961	10,027,958	-
1960	9,983,512	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Finance

	Hungary	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$227B 2025	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	47.5% 2025	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	3.8% 2022	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	2.16% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	46,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-4.68% 2025	n/a
Unemployment rate	4.4% 2025	n/a
Services, % of GDP	60.1% 2025	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	23% 2025	n/a
Economic freedom index	62.5 2026	65 2026
Income share by richest 10%	24.4% 2022	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	2.8% 2022	n/a
Number of millionaires	27,000 2026	n/a
Percentage of millionaires	0.35% 2026	n/a
Number of billionaires	4 2026	n/a
Percentage of billionaires	0.00005% 2026	n/a
Listed domestic companies	70 2025	n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies	$62.6B 2025	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$59.1B 2025	n/a
Personal remittances received	$5.56B 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	31,641,000 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	3.4% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	87% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Hungary	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	2,514 kg 2024	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$19.3 2024	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	42.6 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	4.46 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	64.2% 2023	n/a
Renewable energy use share	15.3% 2021	n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share	22.2% 2024	n/a
Net energy imports use share	62.5% 2023	n/a
Electric power consumption per capita	4,812 kWh 2024	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	19.1% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0.61% 2024	n/a
Nuclear share	42.2% 2024	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	Hungary	Vatican
% of world population	0.12% 2025	0.00001% 2025
Annual migration change	-16,331 2025	n/a
Urban population	70.7% 2025	n/a
Male:Female ratio	48.1:51.9 2025	n/a
Average male height	5.79 ft 2026	n/a
Average female height	5.33 ft 2026	n/a
Quality of life index	70.8 2026	78.8 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	40 2025	60 2026
Higher education index	80 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	0.72 2023	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	7.7 2019	0.5 2026
Visa free countries	173 2026	150 2026
Adult literacy rate	99.1% 2021	100% 2013
English speaking	25.3% 2026	20% 2026
People using the Internet	93.8% 2024	n/a

Health

	Hungary	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$1,420 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$327 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	77.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	0% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	3.46 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	29 years 2024	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	12 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	3.7 2024	n/a
Obesity rate	32.5% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	8.3% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	59 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	30.8% 2024	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	9.93 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Hungary	Vatican
% of world land	0.06% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	3,703 sq mi 2025	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	19,626 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	7,910 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	130,979 mi 2018	5.59 mi 2003