Slovakia vs South Africa
South Africa is 24.9 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into South Africa about 25 times.
SlovakiaSouth AfricaSlovakia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 0.04× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 24.9× the size of Slovakia.
| Slovakia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Slovakia sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.3× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to South Africa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Slovakia bigger than South Africa?
- No. Slovakia is 24.9 times smaller than South Africa. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into South Africa?
- About 25 times: South Africa has 24.9× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Slovakia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovakia is drawn about 2.3× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Africa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Slovakia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 5,413,813. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², South Africa 53 per km².