Hungary vs Türkiye: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Hungary
77.02 years
in 2023
Türkiye
77.16 years
in 2023
Hungary rank
94th
Türkiye rank
91st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Hungary
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 77.16 years against 77.02 years in Hungary, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 94th and Türkiye ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.18 years | 48.71 years | 16.47 years | Hungary |
| 1960s | 69.07 years | 53.71 years | 15.36 years | Hungary |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 59.35 years | 10.15 years | Hungary |
| 1980s | 69.24 years | 65.06 years | 4.18 years | Hungary |
| 1990s | 70.03 years | 69.57 years | 0.4604 years | Hungary |
| 2000s | 72.99 years | 73.34 years | 0.3583 years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 75.66 years | 76.33 years | 0.669 years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 75.79 years | 76.75 years | 0.9609 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Hungary or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 77.16 years against 77.02 years in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Hungary and Türkiye?
- 0.14 years, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Türkiye?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Hungary ranks 94th and Türkiye ranks 91st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.