Ukraine is 1.15× the size of Spain

Ukraine covers about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

572,000km²Ukraine
499,000km²Spain

200 km

Ukraine
Spain

Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Spain is 87% of the size of Ukraine.
Ukraine is larger by 72,600 km² (28,000 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Spain.
Measured in Belgiums: Ukraine is about 18.7, Spain about 16.3.

How they differ

Ukraine is larger, but Spain has the larger population: 48.6 million against 41.2 million, 1.18× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 72 in Ukraine: Spain is 1.33× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,890 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ukraine at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Ukraine as 1.56× the size of Spain instead of 1.15×.
Together Ukraine and Spain cover 1,071,000 km², close to the size of Bolivia (1,087,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 72,600 km², is about the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km²).
At Spain's density, Ukraine would have 54.8 million people (it has 41.2 million). At Ukraine's density, Spain would have 36.5 million (it has 48.6 million).
Ukraine's centre is 8.8° of latitude, about 980 km, farther north than Spain's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Ukraine	1.15×
More people	Spain	1.18×
More crowded	Spain	1.33×
Farther north	Ukraine	8.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Ukraine	2.3× against 1.7×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Ukraine	Spain
Belgium 30,700 km²	18.7×	16.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.35×	2.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.60×	1.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.53×	1.34×
France 548,000 km²	1.04×	0.91×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.18×	0.16×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.07×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.06×	0.05×
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	Spain
Area, main territory	572,000 km²221,000 mi²	499,000 km²193,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	572,000 km²	507,000 km²
Population	41.2 millionWikidata, 2022	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	72 per km²	96 per km²
Official area	604,000 km²Wikidata	506,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Kyiv	Madrid
Latitude range	45°N to 52°N	35°N to 44°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024, 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 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 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

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