Spain vs Ukraine
Spain vs Ukraine: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.5 years in Spain and 9.9 years in Ukraine, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.6 years, or 1.06 times that in Ukraine.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher since 2017.
- In 2020, Spain ranked 35 and Ukraine ranked 41 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Spain | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Spain vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSpain: 99.6% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025