Kharkiv or Kyiv: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Kharkiv and Kyiv are even: 0 : 0 across 1 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Kharkiv
Indicator
Kyiv
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,430,885 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
2,797,553 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,284,380 people
2025
2,575,199 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
232 km²
2025
410 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5,536 people per km²
2025
6,281 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
-11.2 %
2015–2025
-7.0 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
8.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
16.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
16.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
334 km
2006-2025
369 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Kharkiv, Kyiv.