1st place
• Production and export of sunflower oil. In 2010, production of sunflower oil in Ukraine totaled 3.3 million tons, 90% of which were exported.
• In terms of child alcoholism
• The pace of extinction. Since 1992, population of Ukraine reduced by 6 million
• The prevalence of HIV among adults (in Europe and Central Asia)
• The prevalence of HIV among pregnant women (in Europe)
2nd place
• The number of smokers: a quarter of the population smokes at the age of 12 and over. Greece takes the first place.
3rd place
• Export of barley (17% of the world market).
• Light military equipment supply. Finland and Russia are ahead of Ukraine.
• The number of appeals to the European Court of Human Rights after Russia and Turkey. But Ukraine is the first if to calculate the number of appeals per 10 thousand people.
• The total number of luxury cars (in Europe). Germany and Russia are ahead of Ukraine.
4th place
• Export of corn (6% of world market).
• Production of potatoes. China, Russia and India are ahead of Ukraine.
• Consumption of potatoes per capita (141 kg per year). Belarusians take the first place. They eat 338 kg of potatoes per year.
• According to Forbes, Ukraine is among countries with the worst economy.
• The level of software piracy. China, Nigeria and Vietnam are ahead of Ukraine.
• Length of railways - 22 thousand km (in Europe).
5th place
• In terms of population in Europe. Germany, Italy, UK, France are ahead of Ukraine.
• The number of immigrants: according to the World Bank (2010), there are 6.6 million Ukrainians live abroad. Mexico - 11.9 million, India - 11.4 million, Russia - 11.1 million and China - 8.3 million.
• The number of alcohol consumption per capita - 15.6 liters per year. More than in Ukraine people drink only in Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Moldova.
• The launch number of launch vehicles.
Other rankings
6th - export of wheat (5.4% of the world market) and total yield of honey.
8th - in terms of steel production among 64 countries, the world's main producers of steel.
10th - in the number of prisoners per 100 thousand people.
11th – in terms of the literacy rate of population.
12th - export of weapons (according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ratings).
15th - in the number of articles in "Wikipedia".
44th (out of 138) - in the ranking of gender inequality, which is included to a human development index. The index reflects the vulnerability of women in three areas - reproductive health, the presence in parliament and economic activity.
57th (out of 59) - in the International Institute for Management Development Index of the most competitive countries. It is worse only in Croatia and Venezuela.
69th (out of 169) – in the UN Human Development Report 2010.
69th (out of 153) - in the 2011 Global Peace Index.
74th - in the number of happy people.
77th - among 177 countries in terms of welfare of citizens.
85th (out of 139) – in International Travel Index according to the World Economic Forum.
131st - in the Press Freedom Index.
152nd (out of 182) - in terms of corruption according to corruption index 2011 from Transparency International. North Korea is considered the world's most corrupt country, along with Somalia.
164th (out of 179) - in the Index of Economic Freedom.
181st (out of 183) - ease of paying taxes, according to the World Bank analysts.
Ukraine has set an absolute record in the number of taxes and duties paid to the budget and ended up in the last place.
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