Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 8.9% as of 2019.
be 94.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 16.7% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Ukraine, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 18.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 37.1% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 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 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.0% more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.