How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 9 times as long as Ukraine’s.

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Norway’s highest peak towers 408 m above Ukraine’s.

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ukraine has 6.9 times as many people as Norway.

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ukraine is 4.4 times as densely populated as Norway.

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 2.4 years older than in Norway.

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Norway have 0.5 more children on average than in Ukraine.

Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Norway and Ukraine are practically level.

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Ukraine 1.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Ukraine’s.

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 5.5 times as much per person as Ukraine.

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Norway than in Ukraine (Gini 0.9 points higher).

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Ukraine’s.

Norway: 91% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 22 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ukraine is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 41% more doctors per person than Ukraine.

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.58 points higher than in Ukraine.

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 79% more alcohol than in Ukraine.

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 42% more meat per person than Ukraine.

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 690 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ukraine put in 633 more hours a year than in Norway.

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 2 years longer than in Ukraine.

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).

Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Ukraine are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.

Norway: 84% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Norway: 109 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 5.6 times as long as Norway’s.

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Norway: no data · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 17% of Ukraine.

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.

Norway: 99% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ukraine carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Norway.

Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ukraine are 7 times as deadly as in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ukraine is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Norway.

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 2 times as much rain as Ukraine.

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)