Austria vs Slovakia
Austria is 71% larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Austria about 1.7 times.
AustriaSlovakiaAustria moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Austria is 1.71× the area of Slovakia.
| Austria | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 8 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Slovakia?
- Yes. Austria is 71% larger than Slovakia. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Austria?
- About 1.7 times: Austria has 1.71× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Austria and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Slovakia about 2.3×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Slovakia?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 5,413,813. Density: Austria 110 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².