Saskatchewan is 1.14× the size of Ukraine
Saskatchewan (province of Canada) covers about 651,000 km² (251,000 mi²) and Ukraine (Europe) about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 651,000km²Saskatchewan
- 572,000km²Ukraine
200 km
- Saskatchewan
- Ukraine
What fits
- Ukraine is 88% of the size of Saskatchewan.
- Saskatchewan is larger by 78,900 km² (30,500 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Ukraine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saskatchewan is about 21.2, Ukraine about 18.7.
How they differ
- Saskatchewan is larger, but Ukraine has the larger population: 41.2 million against 1.1 million, 36.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Ukraine against 1.7 in Saskatchewan: Ukraine is 41.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saskatchewan at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Ukraine at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Saskatchewan as 1.42× the size of Ukraine instead of 1.14×.
- Together Saskatchewan and Ukraine cover 1,223,000 km², close to the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 78,900 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Ukraine's density, Saskatchewan would have 46.8 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Saskatchewan's density, Ukraine would have 995,000 (it has 41.2 million).
- Saskatchewan's centre is 5.0° of latitude, about 560 km, farther north than Ukraine's.
- Saskatchewan is the 8th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Ukraine ranks 49th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saskatchewan lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 556 km) north of Ukraine.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saskatchewan would have about 574,720 m² and each person in Ukraine about 13,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Saskatchewan and Ukraine would cover 1,223,000 km², about the same size as South Africa.
- Together they have 42.3 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Saskatchewan would rank 41st by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Saskatchewan | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 651,000 km²251,000 mi² | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² |
| Official area | 652,000 km²Wikidata | 604,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 13in Canada | 48th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2021 | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 13in Canada | 35th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1.7 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Regina | 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 652,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 651,000 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