Ukraine
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
Ukraine at a glance
Ukraine is a country in Europe. Its capital is Kyiv. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia.
Worldwide, Ukraine has the 3rd lowest fertility rate (0.99 births per woman in 2024, among 195 countries with data). Within Europe, it also has the lowest GDP per person ($5,866 in 2025, among 41 countries with data).
Flag of Ukraine
Ukraine’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Rwanda.
Ukraine in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 38,980,376 | 40thof 195 | 7thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 603,550 km² | 45thof 194 | 3rdof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $214.2B | 55thof 182 | 22ndof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $5,866 | 107thof 182 | 41stof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 74.7 years | 88thof 195 | 41stof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 0.99 | 193rdof 195 | 44thof 44 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 69.6% | 78thof 195 | 27thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 82.5% | 87thof 180 | 41stof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 16.8% | 128thof 191 | 34thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.13 t | 81stof 181 | 36thof 37 |
No figure is published for Ukraine on health spending.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Ukraine compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 38,980,376 | 603,550 km² | $5,866 |
| Belarus | 9,085,991 | 207,629 km² | $10,279 |
| Hungary | 9,514,251 | 93,030 km² | $25,907 |
| Moldova | 2,360,527 | 33,850 km² | $8,622 |
| Poland | 36,435,861 | 313,930 km² | $28,420 |
| Romania | 19,020,271 | 238,400 km² | $22,538 |
| Russia | 143,513,328 | 17,098,242 km²CIA World Factbook | $17,547 |
| Slovakia | 5,413,813 | 49,030 km² | $28,544 |
Quizzes featuring Ukraine
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Ukraine · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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