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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Ukraine is 69% bigger than Germany

Germany: 357,680 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Ukraine’s coastline is 16% longer than Germany’s

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Germany’s highest peak towers 902 m above Ukraine’s

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 47% of Germany

Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Germany has 2.1 times as many people as Ukraine

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Germany is 3.6 times as densely populated as Ukraine

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Ukraine and Germany are practically level

Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Ukraine and Germany are practically level

Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 3.2 years older than in Ukraine

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Germany have 0.4 more children on average than in Ukraine

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Germany hosts 523 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine

Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3

Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Germany and Ukraine are practically level

Germany: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 24 times the size of Ukraine’s

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 4 times as much per person as Ukraine

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Ukraine (Gini 8.1 points higher)

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.7% of people in Germany live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine

Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.7% in Germany

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Germany 2.3%

Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Ukraine’s

Germany: 80% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 19 times as much on health per person as Ukraine

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Germany live 6.1 years longer than in Ukraine

Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ukraine is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 28% more doctors per person than Ukraine

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Germany has 23% more hospital beds per person than Ukraine

Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Ukraine is 89% higher than in Germany

Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 24% in Germany

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 22% in Germany

Germany: 22% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 2.22 points higher than in Ukraine

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 43% more meat per person than Ukraine

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 749 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Ukraine put in 710 more hours a year than in Germany

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 3.2 years longer than in Ukraine

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 6.8 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Germany has 47 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (55 against 8)

Germany: 55 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Ukraine 160

Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 82% in Ukraine

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Germany is 5% faster than in Ukraine

Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Germany and Ukraine are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine

Germany: 82% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129

Germany: 129 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 54% longer than Ukraine’s

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 83 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 17% of Ukraine

Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 80% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ukraine carries 56% more fine dust than in Germany

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Germany

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ukraine are 3.5 times as deadly as in Germany

Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Ukraine and Germany are practically level

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

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Germany gets 41% more rain than Ukraine

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Germany bigger than Ukraine?

Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 69% bigger than Germany.

Which has more people, Germany or Ukraine?

Germany has 2.1 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Germany or Ukraine?

People in Germany live 6.1 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 74.7 in Ukraine.

Are people taller in Germany or Ukraine?

Ukraine and Germany are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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