The Hawker Hurricane was overall a better plane and more rugged.
The homely Hurricane was also a more stable gun platform.
60% of the Luftwaffe losses at the Battle of Britain were inflicted by Hawker Hurricanes. It just wasn’t as sexy as the Spitfire.
The Hawker Hurricane was overall a better plane and more rugged.
Especially with Polish pilots flying them.
I don't know from better but it was more important to the effort because it was cheaper to build so the slimey limeys built more of them. Plus it was a wooden airframe with a fabric skin, which was faster and cheaper to repair bullet holes in than a monocoque aluminum airframe. Which meant faster turn-around if/when they got shot up.