Czechia vs Slovakia
Czechia is 61% larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Czechia about 1.6 times.
CzechiaSlovakiaCzechia moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
1.61×
Czechia is 1.61× the area of Slovakia.
| Czechia | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,871 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 10,886,878 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Prague | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Czechia sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.39× 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 Czechia bigger than Slovakia?
- Yes. Czechia is 61% larger than Slovakia. Czechia covers 78,871 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Czechia?
- About 1.6 times: Czechia has 1.61× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Czechia and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Czechia is drawn about 2.39× 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, Czechia or Slovakia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 5,413,813. Density: Czechia 138 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².