Real size
How big is Slovakia really?
48,300 km²
18,700 sq mi · 39th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of the Dominican Republic
Normal web maps draw it 2.3× too big
Slovakia covers 48,300 km² (18,700 sq mi), about the size of the Dominican Republic. A normal web map draws it about 2.3 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 49°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 48,300 km²
- Size rank
- 129th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 2.3× too big
- Latitude
- 49°N
Countries about the same size
- Dominican RepublicAbout the same size
- EstoniaSlovakia is 1.1 times the size of Estonia
- Costa RicaCosta Rica is 1.1 times the size of Slovakia
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina is 1.1 times the size of Slovakia
- CroatiaCroatia is 1.1 times the size of Slovakia
Slovakia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Slovakia?
- Slovakia covers about 48,300 km² (18,700 sq mi). It is the 39th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Slovakia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Slovakia about 2.3 times too big.
- Is Slovakia bigger than the Dominican Republic?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.