Slovenia is 1.12× the size of Saxony
Slovenia (Europe) covers about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²) and Saxony (state of Germany) about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,300km²Slovenia
- 18,200km²Saxony
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- Slovenia
- Saxony
What fits
- Saxony is 89% of the size of Slovenia.
- Slovenia is larger by 2,160 km² (834 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Slovenia is about 0.66, Saxony about 0.59.
How they differ
- Slovenia is larger, but Saxony has the larger population: 4.1 million against 2.1 million, 1.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 225 in Saxony against 102 in Slovenia: Saxony is 2.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 559 km apart.
- On a standard web map Saxony looks larger than Slovenia: Slovenia at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Saxony at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Saxony as 1.09× the size of Slovenia, when Slovenia is 1.12× the size of Saxony.
- Together Slovenia and Saxony cover 38,500 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 3.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,160 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Saxony's density, Slovenia would have 4.6 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Slovenia's density, Saxony would have 1.8 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Saxony's centre is 4.9° of latitude, about 550 km, farther north than Slovenia's.
- Slovenia ranks 155th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 548 km) north of Slovenia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Slovenia would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Saxony about 4,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Slovenia and Saxony would cover 38,500 km², 1.04× the size of the Netherlands.
- Together they have 6.2 million people, about as many people as the Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Saxony would rank 157th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Slovenia | Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² |
| Official area | 20,300 km²Wikidata | 18,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 154th of 239worldwide | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 146th of 237worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 102 per km² | 225 per km² |
| Capital | Ljubljana | Dresden |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 50°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12