Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside India 5.4 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Ukraine’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,525 m above Ukraine’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 38 times as many people as Ukraine
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 7.3 times as densely populated as Ukraine
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 14.5 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 11.4 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 14 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 1.0 more children on average than in Ukraine
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 2.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
India: 0.2 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, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Ukraine 1
India: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 18 times the size of Ukraine’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 61% more per person than India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ukraine than in India (Gini 2.6 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
India: 2.6% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 2.5 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 4.9 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 24% higher than in India
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 23% in India
India: 22.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 35% more alcohol than in Ukraine
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 6.1 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 117 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 338 more hours a year than in Ukraine
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 4.2 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 9.7 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 37 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (45 against 8)
India: 45 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 2 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Ukraine’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
India: 0.12 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 17% of Ukraine
India: 24.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 71% more CO₂ than someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
India: 24.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 36% deadlier than in Ukraine
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 14.2 °C warmer than Ukraine
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 2 times as much rain as Ukraine
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Ukraine?
India is larger. Ukraine fits inside India 5.4 times.
Which has more people, India or Ukraine?
India has 38 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 2.5 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in India or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 14.5 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
