Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Brazil 14 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Ukraine’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 933 m above Ukraine’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 5.5 times as many people as Ukraine
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 2.6 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 5.3 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.2 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 8 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.6 more children on average than in Ukraine
Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 22 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Ukraine are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 11 times the size of Ukraine’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 24% more per person than Ukraine
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Ukraine (Gini 24.7 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 6.0% in Brazil
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ukraine’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Ukraine
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 1.3 years longer than in Ukraine
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 62% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 50% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2.1 times that in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Ukraine
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Ukraine
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 638 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 51 more hours a year than in Brazil
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.7 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 18 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (26 against 8)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Ukraine 160
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 64% faster than in Ukraine
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 38% longer than Ukraine’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 39 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 17% of Ukraine
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 8% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Ukraine
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 39% deadlier than in Ukraine
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Ukraine
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.7 times as much rain as Ukraine
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Ukraine?
Brazil is larger. Ukraine fits inside Brazil 14 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Ukraine?
Brazil has 5.5 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Ukraine?
People in Brazil live 1.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Brazil or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 5.3 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
