Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Ukraine 9.2 times
Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sri Lanka’s highest peak towers 463 m above Ukraine’s
Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 49% of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 79% more people than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 5.2 times as densely populated as Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 12.9 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 10.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 9.2 years older than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 1.0 more children on average than in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 1.95 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 12% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ukraine hosts 6.2 times as many refugees per resident as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 0.0098 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none
Sri Lanka: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Sri Lanka: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 2 times the size of Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 11% more per person than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Ukraine (Gini 12.1 points higher)
Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.7% of people in Sri Lanka live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 2.7% (2019) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.3%
Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Sri Lanka’s 9.9%
Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: 29% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: $134 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 3 years longer than in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 56% more hospital beds per person than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 35% higher than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.65 points higher than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 56% more alcohol than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 111 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Sri Lanka and Ukraine are practically level
Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 0.35 years longer than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019)
Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sri Lanka and Ukraine are practically level
Sri Lanka: 8 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Sri Lanka 2
Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 55% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 2.9 times as fast as in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Sri Lanka and Ukraine are practically level
Sri Lanka: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 20% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sri Lanka 133
Sri Lanka: 133 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 14 times as long as Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 17% of Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 46% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 13% deadlier than in Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 3 times as much rain as Ukraine
Sri Lanka: 1,839 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 Sri Lanka bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Ukraine 9.2 times.
Which has more people, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 79% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
People in Sri Lanka live 3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 77.7 years in Sri Lanka and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 12.9 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
