Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Ukraine 2.3 times.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Ukraine’s.
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 2,031 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 7.3 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 3.3 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 3.3 cm taller than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 2.0 cm taller than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 4.7 years older than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in New Zealand have 0.6 more children on average than in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 1.57 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 18% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Ukraine 1.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 23% larger than Ukraine’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 3 times as much per person as Ukraine.
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Zealand: no data · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Ukraine’s.
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 14 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 7.3 years longer than in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 90% more likely to die before turning one than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 2% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.34 points higher than in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 61% more meat per person than Ukraine.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 336 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 337 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 9.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Ukraine are practically level.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Zealand 130.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 243 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 17% of Ukraine.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 2 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 59% deadlier than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
New Zealand is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Ukraine.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 2.6 times as much rain as Ukraine.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. New Zealand fits inside Ukraine 2.3 times.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 7.3 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Ukraine?
People in New Zealand live 7.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 3.3 cm taller than in New Zealand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
