Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 78% bigger than Finland
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 299 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Finland and Ukraine are practically level
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.6%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Ukraine’s 21%
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Finland
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 44% higher than in Finland
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland and Ukraine are practically level
Finland: 8 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Ukraine 160
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 38% faster than in Ukraine
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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: 74.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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 3.5 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).