# Ukraine — national dossier Ukraine — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 45 indicators, each with… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/UKR Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Ukraine - Capital: Kyiv - Region: Eastern Europe, Europe - Population: 44 m - Area: 603,500 km² - Languages: Ukrainian - Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $214 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $5,866 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 12.7% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 77.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 39 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 69.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.0 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 99.4% | 2001 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 54.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 58.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 39.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 50.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 44.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 34.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 8.2% | 2021 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 3.53 | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 7.9 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 91.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 87.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 99.4% | 2001 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 5.1% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 93.3% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 86.2% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 87.2% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 0.4% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 586 | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 82.5% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 133 | 2023 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 6.4% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 579,400 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 16.8% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 71.3% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 3.1 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 8.9% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 7.5% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 5.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.2% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Iron ore | 52 Mt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 34.5% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $65 B | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 298,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:UKR::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/UKR.claims.json History: "From the cradle of Kievan Rus' to a sovereign nation defending its borders against invasion." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/UKR/chronicle.md (6 eras, 29 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Ukraine — national dossier", terralore.co/country/UKR, retrieved .