Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 11.1% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
be 92.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
pay a 21.7% lower top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 31.0% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% more likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 74.2% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.4% more on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Ukraine, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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, Albanian Taxation Office.
Ukraine: At a glance
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