Hungary
EDRIX-Wert
6.26
Stufe
Specialized Contender
EDRIX-Säulen-Werte (normalisiert 0–10)
Rohmetriken
Die zugrunde liegenden Werte vor der Min-Max-Normalisierung über die EU27.
| GitHub-Entwickler (pro-Kopf-Index) | 2.16 |
| Linux-Anteil auf Desktop- und Laptop-Computern | 3.81% |
| Anteil souveräner Browser (Firefox + Opera) | 19.46% |
| Domain-Souveränitätsbewertung — alle (nationale TLD) | 0.581 |
| Domain-Souveränitätsbewertung — öffentlicher Sektor | 0.889 |
Hungary scores 6.19, anchored by strong public-sector hosting (8.89) and excellent private-sector results (.hu raw 0.59 — top six in the EU27). The pillar holding Hungary down is developer density, at 1.57 — among the lowest in the EU27.
Strengths
- Strong public-sector hosting —
DR_PUB_SCT8.89; the official domains we sampled are predominantly EU-hosted. - Top-tier private-sector hosting —
.huraw rating 0.59 places Hungary in the top six EU27. - Above-average sovereign browser share — 19.46% Firefox + Opera, top quartile.
Weaknesses
- Very low developer density — 1.57 per-capita index, in the bottom third of the EU27.
- Linux desktop share of 3.81% — slightly below the EU27 mean.
Outlook
Hungary's hosting infrastructure is genuinely strong. The constraint is the developer pipeline — without a larger per-capita pool, the country can't capitalise on its hosting strengths to grow a domestic SaaS or cloud sector. Public investment in technical education would be the lever.
Historical context
2020 baseline
In 2020, Hungary was an "emerging" country with a balanced, medium-level approach and clear political will, demonstrated through legally binding decrees promoting OSS.
2024 progression
The promotion of open source appears to have slowed since the mid-2010s. The national strategy that replaced the one for 2014-2020 does not mention open source. However, OSS continues to be used at the local level, for example by the Budapest City Council.
Historischer Verweis
OSOR-Datenblatt (PDF, 2024) — der länderbezogene Open-Source-Politikbericht, der in der zurückgezogenen Säule „Öffentliche Politik“ von EDRIX 1.0 verwendet wurde.