Ukraine is 1.04× the size of France
Ukraine covers about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²) and France about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 572,000km²Ukraine
- 548,000km²France
200 km
- Ukraine
- France
Outlines show main territory. France also has about 88,900 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- France is 96% of the size of Ukraine.
- Ukraine is larger by 24,200 km² (9,330 mi²), which is 4.4% of the area of France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ukraine is about 18.7, France about 17.9.
How they differ
- Ukraine is larger, but France has the larger population: 68.6 million against 41.2 million, 1.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 72 in Ukraine: France is 1.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,150 km apart.
- Together Ukraine and France cover 1,120,000 km², close to the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 24,200 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At France's density, Ukraine would have 61.6 million people (it has 41.2 million). At Ukraine's density, France would have 45.8 million (it has 68.6 million).
- Ukraine's centre is 2.7° of latitude, about 300 km, farther north than France's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Ukraine | 1.04× |
| More people | France | 1.67× |
| More crowded | France | 1.50× |
| Farther north | Ukraine | 2.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Ukraine | 2.3× against 2.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Ukraine | France |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 18.7× | 17.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.35× | 2.25× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.60× | 1.53× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.53× | 1.47× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.18× | 0.17× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.06× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Ukraine | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 572,000 km² | 637,000 km² |
| Population | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 72 per km² | 108 per km² |
| Official area | 604,000 km²Wikidata | 644,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Kyiv | Paris |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 52°N | 41°N to 51°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11