Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 18.0% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 88.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 73.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 56.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 8.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 90.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Canada Revenue Agency.
Ukraine: At a glance
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