Moldova vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 45% larger than Moldova.
MoldovaSlovakiaMoldova moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.69× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.45× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× 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 Moldova bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Moldova is 31% smaller than Slovakia. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.4 times: Slovakia has 1.45× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× 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, Moldova or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².