Slovenia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 13.1 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Western Sahara about 13 times.
SloveniaWestern SaharaSlovenia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Slovenia is 0.08× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 13.1× the size of Slovenia.
| Slovenia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,271 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 2,130,986 | 612,000 |
| Density | 105 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Ljubljana | — |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Slovenia is 13.1 times smaller than Western Sahara. Slovenia covers 20,271 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 13 times: Western Sahara has 13.1× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do Slovenia and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Slovenia 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, Slovenia or Western Sahara?
- Slovenia: 2,130,986 people against 612,000. Density: Slovenia 105 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².