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Hungary
RegionEastern Europe
GDP278.06[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28464.56[$]
Population9.77[millions]
Urbanization71.94[%]
Land Area92922.39[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 33 63.7 3.3
Health 54 54.1 4.1
Air Quality 76 42.8 7
PM2.5 81 43 9.2
Household solid fuels 81 43.7 4.4
Ozone 130 33.5 4.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 48 62.2 0.7
Sanitation 58 64.7 1.9
Drinking water 41 60.5 -0.1
Heavy Metals 47 68.2 6.2
Lead 47 68.2 6.2
Waste Management 22 89.2 -
Solid waste 22 89.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 11 70 2.7
Biodiversity 30 82 1.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 84 30.8 12.2
Species Habitat Index 67 88.5 -1
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 172 37.1 -1.6
Ecosystem Services 117 28.2 -2.1
Tree cover loss 113 24.7 -4.1
Grassland loss 27 76.1 24.4
Wetland loss 109 43.4 7.4
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 16 71.3 6.7
CO2 growth rate 20 66.4 7.4
CH4 growth rate 1 100 20
F-gas growth rate 57 89.8 6.3
N2O growth rate 161 23.2 -18.8
Black Carbon growth rate 28 94.2 11.7
CO2 from land cover 72 56.3 -
GHG intensity trend 71 52.5 -13
GHG per capita 119 35.8 2
Pollution Emissions 25 96.9 8.1
SO2 growth rate 55 93.8 -6.2
NOx growth rate 1 100 22.4
Agriculture 4 73.1 -14.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 4 73.1 -14.1
Water Resources 35 53.8 -
Wastewater treatment 35 53.8 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
GDP per capita
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
Brazil 51.2
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 72
Italy 71
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
Brazil 51.2
Suriname 45.2
Georgia 41.3
Guyana 35.9
Timor-Leste 35.3
Mongolia 32.2
Benin 30
India 27.6
Political Stability
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Mongolia 32.2
Eastern Europe
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
OECD
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Italy 71
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Serbia 55.2
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Montenegro 46.3
Moldova 44.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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HUN