Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 15.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 8.9% as of 2019.
be 96.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.
have 36.9% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 35.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Ukraine: At a glance
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