Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Australia 13 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Ukraine’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 167 m above Ukraine’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 41% more people than Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 19 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 2.2 cm taller than in Australia.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 2.0 cm taller than in Australia.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 4.2 years older than in Australia.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Australia have 0.5 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Ukraine are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 8.4 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 3.8 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Ukraine (Gini 8.2 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Ukraine’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 19 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 8.4 years longer than in Ukraine.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 16% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 2.26 points higher than in Ukraine.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Ukraine.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 776 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 434 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 1.7 years longer than in Ukraine.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Ukraine are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 51% longer than Ukraine’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 215 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ukraine.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.3 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 12.2 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 38% more rain than Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Ukraine?
Australia is larger. Ukraine fits inside Australia 13 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 41% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Ukraine?
People in Australia live 8.4 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Australia or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 2.2 cm taller than in Australia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).