Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 16.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
live 9.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 82.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $50,400 as of 2017, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2017.
be 64.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 9.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2020.
have 22.6% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 32.0% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 86.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ukraine, about 58.9% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 89.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.
Ukraine: At a glance
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