Russian Federation vs Ukraine: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Russian Federation
73.15 years
in 2023
Ukraine
73.42 years
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
138th
Ukraine rank
137th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine
20406080189619592023

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 73.42 years against 73.15 years in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ukraine ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 137th of 236 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Ukraine Difference Ahead
1900s 30.5 years 36.6 years 6.1 years Ukraine
1920s 38.4 years 46.95 years 8.55 years Ukraine
1930s 43.6 years 50 years 6.4 years Ukraine
1940s 46.98 years 53.7 years 6.72 years Ukraine
1950s 61.67 years 64.69 years 3.01 years Ukraine
1960s 68.94 years 70.67 years 1.73 years Ukraine
1970s 68.38 years 70.43 years 2.05 years Ukraine
1980s 68.68 years 70.37 years 1.69 years Ukraine
1990s 66.35 years 68.27 years 1.91 years Ukraine
2000s 66.04 years 67.84 years 1.81 years Ukraine
2010s 71.15 years 72.28 years 1.13 years Ukraine
2020s 71.66 years 72.75 years 1.09 years Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Russian Federation or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 73.42 years against 73.15 years in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Russian Federation and Ukraine?
0.27 years, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?
82 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Russian Federation ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.