Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
see 20.9% more spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 7.4 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 61.9% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 31.6% less access to essential health services
Ukraine scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 70.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.1% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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