Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 25.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ukraine, that number is 22.8% of people as of 2024.
live 8.4 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Ukraine, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 82.0% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ukraine spends $1,382 as of 2021.
have 13.6% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ukraine has 35.3 as of 2023.
have 12.6% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ukraine scores 76 as of 2021.
be 62.2% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ukraine, it is 21.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ukraine, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2020.
make 91.0% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $5,866 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ukraine, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.6 children do as of 2024.
have 48.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.2% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ukraine, about 82.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ukraine, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2021.
Geography
see 89.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
Safety
be 4.4 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ukraine, that number is 3.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ukraine, they kill 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 40.7% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ukraine has 21.6 as of 2024.
live with 34.9% more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ukraine withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 74.3% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 77.8% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 6.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ukraine, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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