Equatorial Guinea vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 21.5 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Ukraine about 22 times.
Equatorial GuineaUkraineEquatorial Guinea moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.05× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 21.5× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Kiev |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Ukraine?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 21.5 times smaller than Ukraine. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Ukraine?
- About 22 times: Ukraine has 21.5× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Ukraine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².