Togo vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 10.6 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Ukraine about 11 times.
TogoUkraineTogo moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Togo is 0.09× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 10.6× the size of Togo.
| Togo | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,785 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 8,591,626 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 151 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Lome | Kiev |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Togo sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Togo. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Togo bigger than Ukraine?
- No. Togo is 10.6 times smaller than Ukraine. Togo covers 56,785 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Ukraine?
- About 11 times: Ukraine has 10.6× the area of Togo.
- Why do Togo and Ukraine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Togo is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Togo. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Togo or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 8,591,626. Density: Togo 151 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².