Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 92.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
pay a 64.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 75.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $44,400 as of 2022, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% 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 Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 49.7% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.9% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Ukraine: At a glance
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