Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 19% bigger than Spain
Spain: 505,981 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 49% of Spain
Spain: 49.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 170 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
0.8% of people in Spain live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Spain: 0.8% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Spain 2.1%
Spain: 2.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Spain’s 15%
Spain: 14.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Spain
Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2.7 times that in Spain
Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 42 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (50 against 8)
Spain: 50 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Ukraine 160
Spain: 195 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 81% faster than in Ukraine
Spain: 324 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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 38% of Spain, but only 17% of Ukraine
Spain: 38.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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: 6.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
