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Hungary rankings 2026: where Hungary places in 171 global Top 10s

Hungary is #1 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates, #1 in 2 rankings and inside the top 10 of 20 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Hungary across Top10Earth: 171 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates, where it is measured at 23.27 per 100,000 people (Colon and rectum cancer death rate (age-standardized)) as of 2026-11-02. Hungary holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 20 rankings.

Where Hungary is number one

Hungary leads the world in 2 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Hungary is inside the top 10 of 18 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 6 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Hungary by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Hungary holds 40 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending as a share of GDP (42.42 % of GDP), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP (133.08 % of GDP), #17 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net (9,095.41 BoP, current US$ million) and #17 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (1,199.3 BoP, current US$ million). 36 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Hungary holds 33 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields (41.46 tonnes per hectare), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields (2.67 tonnes per hectare), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal (2.29 kilograms per animal) and #15 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (69.43 %). 29 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Hungary holds 31 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (23.27 per 100,000 people), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage (99 %), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (99 %) and #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (99 %). 27 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Hungary holds 23 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates (10.26 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest cancer death rate (151.76 deaths per 100,000 people), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate (4.44 deaths per 100,000 people) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals (2.65 per 100,000 people). 19 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Hungary holds 22 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (40.01 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (75.66 %), #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales (5.49 %) and #24 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (8.46 thousand hectares per year). 18 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Hungary holds 11 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (4 years), #22 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (94.13 %), #25 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (13 years) and #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (13.9 %). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Hungary holds 6 positions: #33 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (37.54 per 100 people), #34 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (52.24 % of service imports, BoP), #35 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (93.78 %) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (93.78 % of population). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Hungary holds 5 positions: #10 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (31.64 million), #19 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (55.61 million), #26 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (298.02 thousand) and #34 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million). 1 more ranking is listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Hungary moved in 152 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Hungary ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Hungary's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (3.44 %), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (0.64 % of GDP) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs (20.2 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Hungary

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Hungary's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Hungary

What is Hungary's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates, with 23.27 per 100,000 people (Colon and rectum cancer death rate (age-standardized)) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Hungary?

171 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is Hungary in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 20 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates, #1 in Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates and #2 in Countries with the highest cancer death rate.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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