Croatia vs Slovakia
Croatia is 15% larger than Slovakia.
CroatiaSlovakiaCroatia moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
1.15×
Croatia is 1.15× the area of Slovakia.
| Croatia | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Bratislava |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× 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 Croatia bigger than Slovakia?
- Yes. Croatia is 15% larger than Slovakia. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Croatia?
- About 1.2 times: Croatia has 1.15× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Croatia and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× 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, Croatia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².