Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 18.7% more likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 22.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ukraine, however, that number is 3.8% as of 2016.
make 31.2% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2017, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2017.
be 61.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 9.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 77.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 16.9 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 42.2% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.