Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Ukraine 15 times.
Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,573 m above Ukraine’s.
Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 4.3 times as many people as Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 3.4 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 2.3 cm taller than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 2.3 cm taller than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 0.35 years older than in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Switzerland have 0.3 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Ukraine 1.
Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 5.4 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Ukraine (Gini 8.2 points higher).
Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Ukraine’s.
Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 32 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 9.7 years longer than in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 27% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.36 points higher than in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 29% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 617 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 516 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 2.8 years longer than in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Switzerland and Ukraine are practically level.
Switzerland: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.
Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as Switzerland’s.
Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 263 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 5% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 58% more fine dust than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 4.4 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 2.6 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Switzerland bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Switzerland fits inside Ukraine 15 times.
Which has more people, Switzerland or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 4.3 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Switzerland or Ukraine?
People in Switzerland live 9.7 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 84.4 years in Switzerland and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Switzerland or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 2.3 cm taller than in Switzerland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
