Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.
be 10.0% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
pay a 61.1% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 80.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 23.8% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.9% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 44.0% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Internal Revenue.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.