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🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Russia has 104.5M more people — 143,513,328 against 38,980,376. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇷🇺 Russia
143,513,328
Europe · rank #9 · −0.11%
World Bank, 2025
🇺🇦 Ukraine
38,980,376
Europe · rank #40 · +2.92%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Values are each country's most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each.
IndicatorRussiaUkraine
Population143,513,3289th of 24038,980,37640th of 240
Annual Growth Rate−0.11%198th of 240+2.92%14th of 240
Population Density/km²9/km²221st of 24065/km²150th of 240
Land Areakm²16,376,870 km²1st of 240579,400 km²46th of 240
Urban Population75.3%86th of 24069.6%108th of 240
GDP per Capita$17,547100th of 240$5,866155th of 240
GDP Growth+1.0%172nd of 210+1.8%148th of 210
Life Expectancyyears73.4 years141st of 24074.7 years129th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.42 births per woman193rd of 2400.99 births per woman234th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,000176th of 2135.5 per 1,000209th of 213
Death Rateper 1,00012.4 per 1,00015th of 21313.6 per 1,0006th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births152nd of 1947.6 per 1,000 live births130th of 194
Unemployment Rate2.1%169th of 1869.8%39th of 186
Inflation Rate8.7%29th of 19112.7%20th of 191
Poverty Rate7.2%149th of 16423.2%74th of 164
Gini Index33.0111th of 17025.6165th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP7.0% of GDP85th of 1928.2% of GDP58th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0005.11 per 1,0008th of 2063.53 per 1,00046th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.81 per 1,00012th of 1996.14 per 1,00019th of 199
Literacy Rate99.9%4th of 17599.4%20th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP4.2% of GDP100th of 2025.1% of GDP61st of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.5% gross, secondary95th of 20786.2% gross, secondary127th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption3.5% of final consumption172nd of 2118.9% of final consumption151st of 211
Forest Coverageof land area49.8% of land area53rd of 21116.8% of land area137th of 211
Internet Penetration94.4%35th of 21182.5%96th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people186.1 per 100 people9th of 212133.4 per 100 people50th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births9 per 100,000 live births150th of 19315 per 100,000 live births133rd of 193
Military Spendingof GDP7.05% of GDP6th of 16334.48% of GDP1st of 163
Protected Areasof land area11.5% of land area147th of 21117.1% of land area105th of 211
Median Ageyears40.3 years59th of 24041.8 years49th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears11.6 years36th of 14810.8 years49th of 148
Human Development Index0.83263rd of 1920.77986th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.83/ 1082nd of 1644.66/ 10119th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita12.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2123.76 tonnes per capita89th of 212
Obesity Rate21.2%117th of 19827.8%80th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

RussiaUkraine
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Russia and Ukraine population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M
Ukraine195037.3M
Ukraine197548.9M
Ukraine200049.6M
Ukraine202539M
Ukraine205032M
Ukraine207522.8M
Ukraine210015.2M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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