Denmark vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 14% larger than Denmark.
DenmarkSlovakiaDenmark moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
0.88×
Denmark is 0.88× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.14× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Bratislava |
| Region | Northern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it is next to Slovakia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Denmark bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Denmark is 12% smaller than Slovakia. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.1 times: Slovakia has 1.14× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it really is next to Slovakia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Denmark: 6,009,169 people against 5,413,813. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².