Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Ukraine 2 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Ukraine’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 2,687 m above Ukraine’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 51% more people than Ukraine.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 3 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 6.6 cm taller than in Italy.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.8 cm taller than in Italy.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 5.5 years older than in Ukraine.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Italy have 0.2 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Italy and Ukraine are practically level.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 12 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 3.3 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Ukraine (Gini 8.7 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 6.4% in Italy.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ukraine’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 9.3 years longer than in Ukraine.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 19% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 22% in Italy.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 1.92 points higher than in Ukraine.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 44% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 967 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 344 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 0.29 years longer than in Italy.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Ukraine are practically level.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Italy and Ukraine are practically level.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Italy 133.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 25% longer than Italy’s.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 35% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Italy carries 7% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.6 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.1 times as deadly as in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Italy is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Italy gets 66% more rain than Ukraine.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Italy fits inside Ukraine 2 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Ukraine?
Italy has 51% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Ukraine?
People in Italy live 9.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Italy or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 6.6 cm taller than in Italy (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
