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Shocking ranking: Hungary is one of the poorest European countries?
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The Eurostat regional yearbook has published statistics based on the regional division of EU countries. As far as results go, based on five indicators, Hungary scored fourth place on the list of the poorest European countries. When examining statistics in healthcare, education, the labour market, living conditions and the economy, different regions of Hungary were compared, but the country as a whole was also juxtaposed with other EU countries.
Healthcare statistics
According to Qubit, the first indicator, healthcare, reveals that Budapest, with a 4.6% satisfaction rate, seems to rank the lowest regionally in terms of satisfaction with access to proper healthcare. In contrast, the Southern Great Plain (Szeged region), Southern Transdanubian region (Pécs region) and the Central Transdanubian region (Székesfevérvár region) perform the best. In Central Hungary, which ranks second-worst for healthcare availability, dissatisfaction rates in 2022 have risen compared to 2018, increasing from 1.3% to 3.1%. This dissatisfaction percentage is 4.6% in Budapest, compared to 0.6% in the Southern Great Plain region, which matches the standards of Austria or Luxembourg. It is important to note that the idea of receiving sufficient healthcare does not necessarily refer to its quality.
Regarding the number of doctors per 100,000 residents, the results are grim. While the overall parameter decreased by 1% in the EU, the northern region of Hungary experienced a 10% drop between 2019 and 2020.
Education figures
In the realm of education, Eurostat found that in Hungary, the number of high school students participating in practical education has hiked, especially in the highly industrialised region of Western Transdanubia (Győr region). The results also place all eight Hungarian regions in the top 10 list of regions with the fastest-growing number of students receiving practical education. Among individuals aged 25-34 who received a diploma in 2022, Northern Hungary ranks last, while Budapest tops the list with an encouraging 55% placing the city among the top 10 in Europe.
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