Alberta is 1.16× the size of Ukraine
Alberta (province of Canada) covers about 664,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and Ukraine (Europe) about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 664,000km²Alberta
- 572,000km²Ukraine
200 km
- Alberta
- Ukraine
What fits
- Ukraine is 86% of the size of Alberta.
- Alberta is larger by 91,700 km² (35,400 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Ukraine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alberta is about 21.6, Ukraine about 18.7.
How they differ
- Alberta is larger, but Ukraine has the larger population: 41.2 million against 4.3 million, 9.66× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Ukraine against 6.4 in Alberta: Ukraine is 11.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alberta at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Ukraine at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Alberta as 1.50× the size of Ukraine instead of 1.16×.
- Together Alberta and Ukraine cover 1,236,000 km², close to the size of Angola (1,245,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 91,700 km², is about the size of Portugal (91,400 km²).
- At Ukraine's density, Alberta would have 47.8 million people (it has 4.3 million). At Alberta's density, Ukraine would have 3.7 million (it has 41.2 million).
- Alberta's centre is 5.8° of latitude, about 640 km, farther north than Ukraine's.
- Alberta is the 6th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Ukraine ranks 49th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alberta lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 643 km) north of Ukraine.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alberta would have about 155,710 m² and each person in Ukraine about 13,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Alberta and Ukraine would cover 1,236,000 km², about the same size as Angola.
- Together they have 45.4 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
- Counted as a country, Alberta would rank 40th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Alberta | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 664,000 km²256,000 mi² | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² |
| Official area | 662,000 km²Wikidata | 604,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 13in Canada | 48th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 13in Canada | 35th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.4 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Edmonton | Kyiv |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 60°N | 45°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 662,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 664,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 572,000 km² is 5.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 604,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12