Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 78% bigger than Finland.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 733 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 6.9 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 3.6 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ukraine and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ukraine and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 0.8 years older than in Ukraine.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Finland have 0.3 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 48% larger than Ukraine’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.5 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Finland than in Ukraine (Gini 1.8 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Ukraine and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Ukraine’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 15 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 7.6 years longer than in Ukraine.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 2% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.11 points higher than in Ukraine.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 40% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 560 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 548 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.9 years longer than in Ukraine.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Ukraine are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 165 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 41% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.5 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 22% more rain than Ukraine.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 78% bigger than Finland.
Which has more people, Finland or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 6.9 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Ukraine?
People in Finland live 7.6 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Finland or Ukraine?
Ukraine and Finland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
