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Russia vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 1st vs. 46th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Ukraine
Population
142718132
39426577
Population rank 9/197 40/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Russia and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Russia and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Russia

Ukraine
Year GDP
Russia Ukraine
1987 - $64,087,694,038
1988 $554,828,660,436 $74,703,517,903
1989 $506,631,299,735 $82,709,161,099
1990 $517,014,446,228 $81,393,558,423
1991 $517,962,962,963 $77,350,733,982
1992 $460,290,556,901 $73,945,908,384
1993 $435,083,713,851 $65,648,559,903
1994 $395,077,301,248 $52,549,580,265
1995 $395,537,185,735 $48,213,856,469
1996 $391,724,890,744 $44,558,831,005
1997 $404,928,954,192 $50,151,531,592
1998 $270,955,486,862 $41,882,523,345
1999 $195,907,128,351 $31,580,639,554
2000 $259,710,142,197 $32,375,083,935
2001 $306,602,070,621 $39,309,580,983
2002 $345,470,494,418 $43,956,163,612
2003 $430,347,420,185 $52,010,355,753
2004 $591,016,690,732 $67,220,154,164
2005 $764,015,973,481 $89,238,865,119
2006 $989,932,071,353 $111,884,752,475
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $148,733,861,386
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $188,110,390,660
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $121,552,153,444
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $141,209,170,427
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $169,333,835,202
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $182,591,753,828
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $190,498,811,460
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $133,503,871,862
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $91,030,967,789
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $93,355,869,404
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $112,090,505,082
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $130,891,088,294
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $153,883,047,510
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $156,617,722,013
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $199,765,859,571
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $161,989,520,721
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $181,221,517,869
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $190,741,263,732

Russia and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Russia Ukraine
1987 - $1,244
1988 $3,778 $1,444
1989 $3,430 $1,593
1990 $3,494 $1,564
1991 $3,490 $1,483
1992 $3,099 $1,413
1993 $2,931 $1,254
1994 $2,662 $1,009
1995 $2,666 $933
1996 $2,644 $870
1997 $2,738 $987
1998 $1,835 $831
1999 $1,331 $632
2000 $1,772 $653
2001 $2,100 $800
2002 $2,378 $903
2003 $2,975 $1,076
2004 $4,102 $1,401
2005 $5,323 $1,875
2006 $6,920 $2,366
2007 $9,101 $3,160
2008 $11,635 $4,018
2009 $8,563 $2,607
2010 $10,675 $3,040
2011 $14,305 $3,657
2012 $15,402 $3,951
2013 $15,941 $4,130
2014 $14,277 $2,904
2015 $9,427 $1,988
2016 $8,804 $2,047
2017 $10,835 $2,467
2018 $11,399 $2,895
2019 $11,640 $3,423
2020 $10,280 $3,505
2021 $12,637 $4,510
2022 $15,888 $3,946
2023 $14,403 $4,803
2024 $15,145 $5,038

Russia vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Ukraine
1950 55.5 61.2
1951 55.3 61.4
1952 57.6 62.1
1953 58.8 63
1954 59.9 64.1
1955 62.1 65.3
1956 66.5 66.3
1957 66 67.2
1958 67.7 67.7
1959 67.4 68.7
1960 68.3 69.4
1961 68.6 70
1962 68.5 70.4
1963 69.1 70.7
1964 69.5 71
1965 69.3 71.1
1966 69.4 71.2
1967 69.2 71.1
1968 69.1 71
1969 68.6 70.8
1970 68.7 70.8
1971 68.9 70.9
1972 68.8 71
1973 68.9 70.8
1974 68.7 70.6
1975 68.3 70.4
1976 68.1 70.1
1977 67.9 70
1978 67.8 69.8
1979 67.6 69.8
1980 67.5 69.8
1981 67.6 69.8
1982 68.1 69.9
1983 68 69.9
1984 67.6 70
1985 68.3 70.4
1986 70 70.8
1987 70.1 71.2
1988 69.9 71
1989 69.7 70.8
1990 69.3 70.4
1991 69 69.7
1992 67.8 68.9
1993 65 68.3
1994 63.8 67.5
1995 64 67.1
1996 65.4 67.1
1997 66.6 67.7
1998 66.9 68
1999 65.6 68
2000 65 67.8
2001 65 67.7
2002 64.7 67.7
2003 64.7 67.6
2004 65.1 67.5
2005 65.2 67.5
2006 66.5 67.5
2007 67.5 67.7
2008 67.9 68.3
2009 68.7 69.2
2010 68.2 70.2
2011 69.7 70.7
2012 70.1 71.1
2013 70.6 71.5
2014 70.8 71.8
2015 71.3 72.7
2016 71.9 73.4
2017 72.8 74
2018 72.9 73.6
2019 73.1 73.9
2020 71.2 73.3
2021 69.8 71.6
2022 72.5 72.7
2023 73.2 73.4
2024 73.3 74.7
2025 73.5 74.9

Russia and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Ukraine
Year Population
Russia Ukraine
1960 119,897,000 42,824,093
1961 121,236,000 43,399,766
1962 122,591,000 43,943,674
1963 123,960,000 44,462,372
1964 125,345,000 44,951,156
1965 126,745,000 45,386,892
1966 127,468,000 45,802,519
1967 128,196,000 46,215,988
1968 128,928,000 46,614,325
1969 129,664,000 46,976,256
1970 130,404,000 47,261,306
1971 131,155,000 47,573,287
1972 131,909,000 47,946,893
1973 132,669,000 48,277,121
1974 133,432,000 48,576,570
1975 134,200,000 48,865,229
1976 135,147,000 49,120,842
1977 136,100,000 49,336,481
1978 137,060,000 49,521,243
1979 138,027,000 49,721,381
1980 139,010,000 49,955,152
1981 139,941,000 50,189,281
1982 140,823,000 50,402,724
1983 141,668,000 50,637,029
1984 142,745,000 50,887,599
1985 143,858,000 51,108,770
1986 144,894,000 51,318,745
1987 145,908,000 51,515,732
1988 146,857,000 51,724,853
1989 147,721,000 51,917,817
1990 147,969,406 52,054,092
1991 148,394,216 52,170,961
1992 148,538,197 52,323,671
1993 148,458,777 52,350,126
1994 148,407,912 52,075,998
1995 148,375,787 51,665,539
1996 148,160,129 51,226,109
1997 147,915,361 50,786,885
1998 147,670,784 50,379,731
1999 147,214,776 49,976,446
2000 146,596,869 49,556,660
2001 145,976,482 49,106,855
2002 145,306,497 48,677,281
2003 144,648,618 48,315,136
2004 144,067,316 47,979,507
2005 143,518,814 47,585,556
2006 143,049,637 47,278,694
2007 142,805,114 47,062,798
2008 142,742,366 46,819,175
2009 142,785,348 46,623,731
2010 142,849,468 46,456,003
2011 143,018,195 46,307,853
2012 143,378,447 46,210,056
2013 143,805,638 46,126,770
2014 144,237,223 45,972,380
2015 144,640,716 45,784,896
2016 145,015,460 45,616,832
2017 145,293,260 45,436,041
2018 145,398,106 45,208,907
2019 145,453,291 44,957,458
2020 145,245,148 44,680,014
2021 144,746,762 44,298,640
2022 144,236,933 41,048,766
2023 143,826,130 37,732,836
2024 143,533,851 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Russia and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Russia

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Russia Ukraine
1960 2.52 2.29
1961 2.45 2.2
1962 2.36 2.15
1963 2.27 2.11
1964 2.18 2.01
1965 2.13 1.94
1966 2.1 2.04
1967 2.04 2.04
1968 1.99 2.03
1969 1.97 2.01
1970 1.99 2.08
1971 2.03 2.11
1972 2.04 2.13
1973 2.01 2.04
1974 2 2.06
1975 1.98 2.05
1976 1.97 2.04
1977 1.95 1.98
1978 1.92 1.97
1979 1.9 1.96
1980 1.89 1.95
1981 1.91 1.92
1982 2.04 1.95
1983 2.11 2.1
1984 2.06 2.08
1985 2.05 2.03
1986 2.15 2.12
1987 2.22 2.07
1988 2.12 2.04
1989 2.01 1.93
1990 1.89 1.85
1991 1.73 1.77
1992 1.55 1.67
1993 1.39 1.56
1994 1.4 1.47
1995 1.34 1.4
1996 1.27 1.33
1997 1.22 1.27
1998 1.23 1.21
1999 1.16 1.13
2000 1.2 1.11
2001 1.22 1.09
2002 1.29 1.13
2003 1.32 1.17
2004 1.34 1.22
2005 1.29 1.22
2006 1.31 1.3
2007 1.42 1.34
2008 1.5 1.44
2009 1.54 1.47
2010 1.57 1.44
2011 1.58 1.46
2012 1.69 1.53
2013 1.71 1.52
2014 1.75 1.47
2015 1.78 1.39
2016 1.76 1.39
2017 1.62 1.3
2018 1.58 1.23
2019 1.5 1.22
2020 1.51 1.21
2021 1.51 1.15
2022 1.42 0.9
2023 1.41 0.98

Russia and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Russia Ukraine
1960 27.1 29.2
1961 27.4 29.6
1962 27.7 29.7
1963 28.1 29.8
1964 28.3 29.9
1965 28.6 30.1
1966 28.9 30.6
1967 29.2 31.2
1968 29.8 31.6
1969 30.3 32
1970 30.7 32.3
1971 31 32.5
1972 31.1 32.8
1973 31.1 33.1
1974 30.9 33.4
1975 30.7 33.7
1976 30.6 34
1977 30.9 34.2
1978 31 34.2
1979 31.1 34
1980 31.3 33.8
1981 31.4 33.7
1982 31.6 33.7
1983 31.7 33.6
1984 31.8 33.6
1985 32 33.8
1986 32.2 33.9
1987 32.4 34.1
1988 32.6 34.1
1989 32.9 34.1
1990 33.2 34.3
1991 33.6 34.5
1992 33.9 34.7
1993 34.4 34.9
1994 34.7 35.2
1995 35 35.5
1996 35.3 35.8
1997 35.7 36.2
1998 36 36.5
1999 36.3 36.9
2000 36.6 37.2
2001 36.8 37.6
2002 36.9 37.9
2003 37 38.2
2004 37.2 38.4
2005 37.4 38.7
2006 37.6 38.9
2007 37.7 39.1
2008 37.8 39.2
2009 37.9 39.3
2010 38 39.5
2011 38.1 39.7
2012 38.3 39.8
2013 38.4 39.8
2014 38.6 40
2015 38.7 40.2
2016 38.8 40.6
2017 39 40.9
2018 39.2 41.2
2019 39.4 41.5
2020 39.7 41.9
2021 39.9 42.2
2022 40.1 42.5
2023 40.5 43.1
2024 40.9 43.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
4.3%
2020
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Russia Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia Ukraine
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
100%
2021
English speaking
4.84%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
82.4%
2023

Health

Russia Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Ukraine
% of world land
11%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
105,443 mi
2012

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