Real size
How big is Slovenia really?
20,200 km²
7,800 sq mi · 17th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of El Salvador
Normal web maps draw it 2.1× too big
Slovenia covers 20,200 km² (7,800 sq mi), about the size of El Salvador. A normal web map draws it about 2.1 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 46°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
- 20,200 km²
- Size rank
- 151st of 167
- On a normal web map
- 2.1× too big
- Latitude
- 46°N
Countries about the same size
- El SalvadorAbout the same size
- DjiboutiDjibouti is 1.1 times the size of Slovenia
- New CaledoniaSlovenia is 1.1 times the size of New Caledonia
- FijiSlovenia is 1.1 times the size of Fiji
- IsraelIsrael is 1.1 times the size of Slovenia
Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia covers about 20,200 km² (7,800 sq mi). It is the 17th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.1 times too big.
- Is Slovenia bigger than El Salvador?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.