Netherlands vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 16% larger than Netherlands.
NetherlandsSlovakiaNetherlands moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Netherlands is 0.86× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.16× the size of Netherlands.
| Netherlands | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,201 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 18,087,633 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Europe | 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. Netherlands sits at about 52°N and is stretched to 2.67× 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 Netherlands bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Netherlands is 14% smaller than Slovakia. Netherlands covers 42,201 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Netherlands fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.2 times: Slovakia has 1.16× the area of Netherlands.
- Why do Netherlands and Slovakia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Netherlands is drawn about 2.67× 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, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Netherlands: 18,087,633 people against 5,413,813. Density: Netherlands 429 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².