Equatorial Guinea vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 75% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Slovakia about 1.7 times.
Equatorial GuineaSlovakiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Equatorial Guinea is 0.57× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.75× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Bratislava |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Equatorial Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 43% smaller than Slovakia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.7 times: Slovakia has 1.75× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².