Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 14% bigger than Sweden.
Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 16% longer than Ukraine’s.
Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sweden’s highest peak towers 39 m above Ukraine’s.
Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 3.7 times as many people as Sweden.
Sweden: 10.6 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 2.6 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Sweden: 26 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ukraine and Sweden are practically level.
Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Sweden and Ukraine are practically level.
Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 2.1 years older than in Sweden.
Sweden: 39.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sweden have 0.4 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Sweden: 20.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Sweden: 28.3 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sweden and Ukraine are practically level.
Sweden: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Sweden: $669 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 3.8 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sweden than in Ukraine (Gini 3.7 points higher).
Sweden: 29.3 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 8.7% in Sweden.
Sweden: 8.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.0%.
Sweden: 2% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Ukraine’s.
Sweden: 87% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 18 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Sweden: $6,485 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 9.4 years longer than in Ukraine.
Sweden: 84.1 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
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 Sweden.
Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 25% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Sweden: 18.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Sweden: 20.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 2.60 points higher than in Ukraine.
Sweden: 7.26 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 38% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 581 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 613 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 1.6 years longer than in Ukraine.
Sweden: 12.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 9.6 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Sweden: 0.63 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Sweden: 96% (2025) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and Ukraine are practically level.
Sweden: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Sweden: 89% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.
Sweden: 141 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Sweden’s.
Sweden: 9,714 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 159 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Sweden: 1.85 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Sweden: 68.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 5% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden.
Sweden: 3.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Sweden: 71.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Sweden.
Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 5 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 5.9 °C warmer than Sweden.
Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 29% more rain than Ukraine.
Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Sweden bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 14% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Sweden or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 3.7 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sweden or Ukraine?
People in Sweden live 9.4 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 84.1 years in Sweden and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Sweden or Ukraine?
Ukraine and Sweden are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
