Slovenia vs South Africa
South Africa is 60.2 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into South Africa about 60 times.
SloveniaSouth AfricaSlovenia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Slovenia is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 60.2× the size of Slovenia.
| Slovenia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,271 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 2,130,986 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 105 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Ljubljana | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Slovenia sits at about 46°N and is stretched to 2.08× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia bigger than South Africa?
- No. Slovenia is 60.2 times smaller than South Africa. Slovenia covers 20,271 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into South Africa?
- About 60 times: South Africa has 60.2× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do Slovenia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovenia is drawn about 2.08× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Slovenia 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, Slovenia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 2,130,986. Density: Slovenia 105 per km², South Africa 53 per km².