Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 24.5% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In California, however, that number is 11.7% as of 2023.
make 14.3 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
