Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France and Ukraine are nearly identical here.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 74% longer than Ukraine’s.
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 2,749 m above Ukraine’s.
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 76% more people than Ukraine.
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 90% more densely populated than Ukraine.
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 2.4 cm taller than in France.
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 2.1 cm taller than in France.
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Ukraine and France are practically level.
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in France have 0.6 more children on average than in Ukraine.
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
France: 22.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
France and Ukraine are practically level.
France: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 16 times the size of Ukraine’s.
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 3.4 times as much per person as Ukraine.
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in France than in Ukraine (Gini 6.2 points higher).
France: 31.8 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 7.5% in France.
France: 7.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, France 2.1%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Ukraine’s.
France: 77% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 14 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
France: $5,327 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in France live 8.3 years longer than in Ukraine.
France: 83 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 8% more doctors per person than France.
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 13% in France.
France: 12.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
France: 33.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in Ukraine.
France: 6.59 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 62% more meat per person than Ukraine.
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 704 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 558 more hours a year than in France.
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 0.64 years longer than in Ukraine.
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
France: 1.35 (2019) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
France: 89% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Ukraine are practically level.
France: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
France: 79% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.
France: 117 (2023) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 28% longer than Ukraine’s.
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 81 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
France: 0.94 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of France, but only 17% of Ukraine.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 5% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
France: 4 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of France’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
France: 26.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 60% more fine dust than in France.
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in France.
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.2 times as deadly as in France.
France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
France is on average 3.9 °C warmer than Ukraine.
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 87% more rain than Ukraine.
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Ukraine?
France is larger. France and Ukraine are nearly identical here.
Which has more people, France or Ukraine?
France has 76% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Ukraine?
People in France live 8.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in France or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 2.4 cm taller than in France (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
