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Ukraine vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ukraine
ukr
Leads on 47 of 111 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 53 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ukraine and United Kingdom: Ukraine leads on Oil Imports (301,900) against United Kingdom (1.45); Ukraine leads on Oil Consumption (296,000) against United Kingdom (1.62); Ukraine leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (233,000) against United Kingdom (1.58). Across 111 compared metrics, Ukraine wins on 47 and United Kingdom wins on 53.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)82.38 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.93 points78.89 points★
Radios45.0584.5★
Televisions18.0530.5★
Waterways1,6723,200★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country20.00B $31.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars197.95B $4.10T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)22 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.42★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)16.38 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index80.193.8★
Electricity Consumption133.2309.2★
Electricity Exports3.59★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels65★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels23★9
Electricity from Other Renewables339★
Electricity Imports77★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity57.2897.06★
Electricity Production153.6318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.86 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient25.632.4★
Gross Fixed Investment19.5★13.9
Gross National Saving18.9★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.5 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption30.9279.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports12.9747★
Natural Gas Production19.7342.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1176★
Oil Consumption296,000★1.62
Oil Exports114,000★1.31
Oil Imports301,900★1.45
Oil Production82,000★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves395★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line1.6 people★18.6 people
Public Debt58.7★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.9 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption233,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,828613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports167,000907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production63,670★1.29
Remittances6.3★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.34★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues17.527.4★
Unemployment Rate9.9 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.17M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions106.85★340.94
Population Distributiondensest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the populatthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country22 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources175.28★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.27 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)140★115
Agricultural land412,930 sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,782 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,419.56 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,000★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country14.89 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions24England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence24no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)3.69★7.99
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)67.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %NA
Hospital Bed Density6.3 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)15 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth26.229★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS260,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)298,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)56.07 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.640.79★
Life expectancy at birth81.01 years83.69 years★
Median age of population42.32 years★40.33 years
Population Change2.21M persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density61.86 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population40.10M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.280.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC★
Birth Rate (%)6.24 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.4 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)17.61 %9.25 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age8.40M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate20.5435.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.81 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.02 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.46★177.49
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.84 %86.48 %★
Physician Density3.53 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.42 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums-0.58 %0.16 %★
Total deaths410,900.6 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.79 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate0.94 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration2.45M persons★375,700.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.49 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.272.25★
Airports1521,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft618
Heliports44139★

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