World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Ukraine 5.4 times.
Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 6.3 times as long as the median country’s.
Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 274 m above Ukraine’s.
Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 5.3 times as many people as the median country.
Ukraine: 39 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 46% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 7.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Ukraine: 181 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 6.1 cm taller than in the median country.
Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 11 years older than in the median country.
Ukraine: 42 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.9 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Ukraine: 19% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Ukraine: 1.3 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ukraine and the median country are practically level.
Ukraine: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 4.7 times the size of the median country’s.
Ukraine: $214 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 11% more per person than Ukraine.
Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Ukraine (Gini 8.8 points higher).
Ukraine: 25.6 (2020) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Ukraine: 9.8% (2021) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Ukraine: 34.5% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ukraine’s.
Ukraine: 31% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 27% more on health per person than Ukraine.
Ukraine: $370 (2021) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
Ukraine and the median country are practically level.
Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 66% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Ukraine: 27.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Ukraine: 23.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.18 points higher than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 4.66 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 12% more alcohol than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 14% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 152 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 71 more hours a year than in the median country.
Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 1.2 years longer than in the median country.
Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Ukraine: 0.07 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Ukraine: 82% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and the median country are practically level.
Ukraine: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Ukraine: 70% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Ukraine: 133 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 10 times as long as the median country’s.
Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Ukraine: 0.01 (2022) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Ukraine: 16.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 16.4% (2022) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 17% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 67% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in the median country.
Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 17% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 12.7 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 64% more rain than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ukraine bigger than the median country?
Ukraine is larger. The median country fits inside Ukraine 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Ukraine or the median country?
Ukraine has 5.3 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ukraine or the median country?
Ukraine and the median country are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in Ukraine and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Ukraine or the median country?
Men in Ukraine are 7.5 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
