How much coast is there?

Belarus: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ukraine’s highest peak towers 1,715 m above Belarus’.

Belarus: 346 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ukraine has 4.3 times as many people as Belarus.

Belarus: 9.09 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ukraine is 50% more densely populated than Belarus.

Belarus: 45 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 1.4 years older than in Belarus.

Belarus: 40.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Belarus have 0.2 more children on average than in Ukraine.

Belarus: 1.22 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 Belarus.

Belarus: 18.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belarus has produced 4.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.

Belarus: 4.4 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belarus has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.

Belarus: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ukraine’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Belarus’.

Belarus: $93.4 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belarus produces 84% more per person than Ukraine.

Belarus: Int$34,716 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ukraine than in Belarus (Gini 1.2 points higher).

Belarus: 24.4 (2020) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.4% in Belarus.

Belarus: 3.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Belarus 2.1%.

Belarus: 2.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Belarus’.

Belarus: 30% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belarus spends 51% more on health per person than Ukraine.

Belarus: $558 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ukraine is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belarus.

Belarus: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belarus has 34% more doctors per person than Ukraine.

Belarus: 4.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 26% in Belarus.

Belarus: 26.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Belarus smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.

Belarus: 29.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belarus rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Ukraine.

Belarus: 5.82 (2021) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belarus drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.

Belarus: 11.3 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belarus has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Ukraine.

Belarus: 111.7 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belarus has 610 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.

Belarus: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ukraine put in 170 more hours a year than in Belarus.

Belarus: 1,875 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belarus went to school 1.2 years longer than in Ukraine.

Belarus: 12.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belarus welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).

Belarus: 0.16 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Belarus are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.

Belarus: 94% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belarus and Ukraine are practically level.

Belarus: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Belarus live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.

Belarus: 79% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belarus 131.

Belarus: 131 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 4 times as long as Belarus’.

Belarus: 5,474 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belarus fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.

Belarus: 0.15 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 43% of Belarus, but only 17% of Ukraine.

Belarus: 43.4% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belarus emits 64% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.

Belarus: 6.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.8% in Belarus.

Belarus: 4.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ukraine carries 10% more fine dust than in Belarus.

Belarus: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 58% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Belarus.

Belarus: 2.4 per 100k (2019) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ukraine are 42% deadlier than in Belarus.

Belarus: 7.4 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ukraine is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Belarus.

Belarus: 8.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belarus gets 21% more rain than Ukraine.

Belarus: 750 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)