Ukraine covers 603,550 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.4% of all land on Earth. It ranks 46th of 237 countries worldwide and 3rd in Europe. At 49° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 2.3×, drawing it closer to 1,413,333 km², a difference of roughly 134%.
For scale, Ukraine is roughly the same size as Madagascar (587,041 km²).
You could fit 3 of Tunisia inside Ukraine.
Ukraine: key figures
| True area | 603,550 km² |
| World rank | 46th |
| Share of world land | 0.4% |
| Rank in Europe | 3rd / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 2.3× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 1,413,333 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)