Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Ukraine instead of Paraguay, you would:


live 5.0 years less

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.

be 18.7% more likely to be obese

In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.


be 82.9% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Paraguay, 22.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ukraine, however, that number is 3.8% as of 2016.

make 31.2% less money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2017, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2017.

be 61.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 9.2% as of 2017.


be 77.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.

be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Paraguay, approximately 16.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2020.

have 42.2% fewer children

In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.


spend 58.8% more on education

Paraguay spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Ukraine: At a glance


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