Quality of life comparison

live 8.4 years longer

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.9 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 43.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 7.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 12.5% more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 24.1% more on education

Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.1% more on healthcare

Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.6% less coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.