Moldova vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 17.8 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into Ukraine about 18 times.
MoldovaUkraineMoldova moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.06× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 17.8× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Kiev |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Moldova bigger than Ukraine?
- No. Moldova is 17.8 times smaller than Ukraine. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Ukraine?
- About 18 times: Ukraine has 17.8× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Ukraine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Ukraine about 2.34×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Moldova or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².