Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Ukraine 27 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 10 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 175 m above Ukraine’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 3.9 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 7 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 5.0 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.4 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Israel.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.9 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Israel: 2.87 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 13% in Israel.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Ukraine (Gini 12.7 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Israel 8.8%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Ukraine’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 8.5 years longer than in Ukraine.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 8% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.53 points higher than in Ukraine.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 8% more alcohol than in Ukraine.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Ukraine.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 968 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 155 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 2.4 years longer than in Ukraine.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 47% more tourists per resident than Ukraine (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Ukraine are practically level.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 13 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 44% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.5 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 3 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Israel fits inside Ukraine 27 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 3.9 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Ukraine?
People in Israel live 8.5 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Israel or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 5.0 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
