Hungary vs Slovakia
Hungary is 90% larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Hungary about 1.9 times.
HungarySlovakiaHungary moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
1.9×
Hungary is 1.9× the area of Slovakia.
| Hungary | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 7 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× 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 Hungary bigger than Slovakia?
- Yes. Hungary is 90% larger than Slovakia. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Hungary?
- About 1.9 times: Hungary has 1.9× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Hungary and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× 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, Hungary or Slovakia?
- Hungary: 9,514,251 people against 5,413,813. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².