Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 19% bigger than Spain.
Spain: 505,976 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 78% longer than Ukraine’s.
Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,657 m above Ukraine’s.
Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 27% more people than Ukraine.
Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 47% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 4.9 cm taller than in Spain.
Spain: 176.1 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.6 cm taller than in Spain.
Spain: 162 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 2.9 years older than in Ukraine.
Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Spain have 0.1 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Spain: 1.4 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Spain and Ukraine are practically level.
Spain: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 8.9 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Ukraine (Gini 7.8 points higher).
Spain: 33.4 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 9.8% in Ukraine.
Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.
Spain: 1.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ukraine’s.
Spain: 65% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 8.4 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 9.2 years longer than in Ukraine.
Spain: 83.9 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 22% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.88 points higher than in Ukraine.
Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 2 times as much meat per person as Ukraine.
Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 591 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 407 more hours a year than in Spain.
Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 0.37 years longer than in Spain.
Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Spain: 96% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and Ukraine are practically level.
Spain: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Spain: 81% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130.
Spain: 130 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 35% longer than Spain’s.
Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 164 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Spain: 37.2% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 42% more fine dust than in Spain.
Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.5 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Spain.
Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 3 times as deadly as in Spain.
Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Spain is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Spain gets 7% more rain than Ukraine.
Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Spain bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 19% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Spain or Ukraine?
Spain has 27% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Spain or Ukraine?
People in Spain live 9.2 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years in Spain and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Spain or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 4.9 cm taller than in Spain (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
