Russia vs Ukraine: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)
Russia
73.15 years
in 2023
Ukraine
73.42 years
in 2023
Russia rank
138th
Ukraine rank
137th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 73.42 years against 73.15 years in Russia, 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.
Russia 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 | Russia | 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, Russia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 73.42 years against 73.15 years in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Russia and Ukraine?
- 0.27 years, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Russia 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) β 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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About this data
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.