New South Wales is 1.40× the size of Ukraine
New South Wales (state of Australia) covers about 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and Ukraine (Europe) about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 802,000km²New South Wales
- 572,000km²Ukraine
200 km
- New South Wales
- Ukraine
What fits
- Ukraine is 71% of the size of New South Wales.
- New South Wales is larger by 230,000 km² (88,800 mi²), which is 40% of the area of Ukraine.
- Measured in Belgiums: New South Wales is about 26.1, Ukraine about 18.7.
How they differ
- New South Wales is larger, but Ukraine has the larger population: 41.2 million against 8.5 million, 4.82× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Ukraine against 11 in New South Wales: Ukraine is 6.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ukraine looks larger than New South Wales: New South Wales at 32°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Ukraine at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Ukraine as 1.20× the size of New South Wales, when New South Wales is 1.40× the size of Ukraine.
- Together New South Wales and Ukraine cover 1,374,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 6.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 230,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Ukraine's density, New South Wales would have 57.7 million people (it has 8.5 million). At New South Wales's density, Ukraine would have 6.1 million (it has 41.2 million).
- Ukraine's centre is 81.4° of latitude, about 9,050 km, farther north than New South Wales's.
- New South Wales is the 5th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 10% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Ukraine ranks 49th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ukraine lies about 81° of latitude (roughly 9,050 km) north of New South Wales, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New South Wales would have about 93,850 m² and each person in Ukraine about 13,890 m².
- Laid side by side, New South Wales and Ukraine would cover 1,374,000 km², 1.07× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 49.7 million people, about as many people as Spain.
- Counted as a country, New South Wales would rank 36th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| New South Wales | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 802,000 km²310,000 mi² | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² |
| Official area | 801,000 km²Wikidata | 604,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 8in Australia | 48th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2024 | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 8in Australia | 35th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 11 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Sydney | Kyiv |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 28°S | 45°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 801,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 802,000 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