Luxembourg vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 18.9 times larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into Slovakia about 19 times.
LuxembourgSlovakiaLuxembourg moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Luxembourg is 0.05× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 18.9× the size of Luxembourg.
| Luxembourg | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,593 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 686,970 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 265 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Luxembourg sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.4× 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 Luxembourg bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Luxembourg is 18.9 times smaller than Slovakia. Luxembourg covers 2,593 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Luxembourg fit into Slovakia?
- About 19 times: Slovakia has 18.9× the area of Luxembourg.
- Why do Luxembourg and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Luxembourg is drawn about 2.4× 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, Luxembourg or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 686,970. Density: Luxembourg 265 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².