South Australia is 1.72× the size of Ukraine
South Australia (state of Australia) covers about 984,000 km² (380,000 mi²) and Ukraine (Europe) about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 984,000km²South Australia
- 572,000km²Ukraine
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- South Australia
- Ukraine
What fits
- Ukraine is 58% of the size of South Australia.
- South Australia is larger by 412,000 km² (159,000 mi²), which is 72% of the area of Ukraine.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Australia is about 32.1, Ukraine about 18.7.
How they differ
- South Australia is larger, but Ukraine has the larger population: 41.2 million against 1.9 million, 21.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Ukraine against 1.9 in South Australia: Ukraine is 37.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ukraine looks larger than South Australia: South Australia at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Ukraine at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Ukraine as 1.02× the size of South Australia, when South Australia is 1.72× the size of Ukraine.
- Together South Australia and Ukraine cover 1,556,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 412,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
- At Ukraine's density, South Australia would have 70.8 million people (it has 1.9 million). At South Australia's density, Ukraine would have 1.1 million (it has 41.2 million).
- Ukraine's centre is 79.3° of latitude, about 8,820 km, farther north than South Australia's.
- South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Ukraine ranks 49th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ukraine lies about 79° of latitude (roughly 8,820 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Australia would have about 520,100 m² and each person in Ukraine about 13,890 m².
- Laid side by side, South Australia and Ukraine would cover 1,556,000 km², about the same size as Mongolia.
- Together they have 43.1 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, South Australia would rank 31st by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| South Australia | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 984,000 km²380,000 mi² | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² |
| Official area | 984,000 km²Wikidata | 604,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 8in Australia | 48th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 8in Australia | 35th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1.9 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Adelaide | Kyiv |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 26°S | 45°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 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