Ratio of Volume of sphere to Volume of cube

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I was told in my class that the ratio of the area of a circle to area of a square should be greater than the ratio of the volume of a sphere to volume of a cube. But, I am not able to show this.

For the area of a circle to area of a square, I have: $\pi R^2 / R^2 = \pi$

For the volume of a sphere to volume a cube, I have: $\frac{4 \pi R^3}{3 R^3}= 4/3\pi$

But, the latter is greater than the former.

Could someone point out my error?

Thanks!