Slovakia vs Switzerland
Slovakia is 19% larger than Switzerland.
SlovakiaSwitzerlandSlovakia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 1.19× the area of Switzerland.
| Slovakia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. 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 Slovakia bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. Slovakia is 19% larger than Switzerland. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.2 times: Slovakia has 1.19× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Slovakia and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. 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, Slovakia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 5,413,813. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².