Egypt vs Ukraine
Egypt is 67% larger than Ukraine. Ukraine would fit into Egypt about 1.7 times.
EgyptUkraineEgypt moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 1.67× the area of Ukraine.
| Egypt | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Kiev |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Ukraine?
- Yes. Egypt is 67% larger than Ukraine. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Ukraine fit into Egypt?
- About 1.7 times: Egypt has 1.67× the area of Ukraine.
- Why do Egypt and Ukraine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Ukraine?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 38,980,376. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².