Slovakia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 5.42 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Western Sahara about 5.4 times.
SlovakiaWestern SaharaSlovakia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 0.18× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 5.42× the size of Slovakia.
| Slovakia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 612,000 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | — |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Western Sahara. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Slovakia is 5.42 times smaller than Western Sahara. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 5.4 times: Western Sahara has 5.42× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Slovakia and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Western Sahara. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Slovakia or Western Sahara?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 612,000. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².