Quality of life comparison

live 9.2 years longer

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.5% less likely to be obese

In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 4.0 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 22.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 10.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% 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 Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.6% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 11.5% more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 33.3% more on education

Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 15.7% more coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.