Europe · Southern Europe
Slovenia
Slovenia covers about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²), the 155th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to El Salvador, at about 20,500 km².
- 20,300km²Area, main territory
- 2.1 millionPopulation
- 0.66In Belgiums
50 km
- Slovenia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 20,300 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.66 |
| Capital | Ljubljana |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Density | 102 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N |
| In other languages | Eslovenia Español · Slowenien Deutsch · Slovénie Français · Eslovênia Português · スロベニア 日本語 · 斯洛文尼亚 中文 · 슬로베니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#36 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Slovenia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 835× the size of Slovenia.
- At 102 people per km², Slovenia is the 69th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large in area, so Slovenia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Slovenia's main territory stretches about 161 km north to south and 242 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 km², to within 2%.
How Slovenia measures up
Slovenia holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.3% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Southern Europe it is the 10th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,300 km² | 154th of 239 |
| Population | 2.1 million | 146th of 237 |
| Density | 102 per km² | 69th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 46.1°N | 35th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Slovenia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.66× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 417 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 465 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 835 its size |
Where Slovenia sits
- Slovenia's centre lies at 46.1°N, 14.8°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,130 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 45°N to 47°N, about 160 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Slovenia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Slovenia would have 25.5 million people. It has 2.1 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Slovenia would have 76,000 people. It has 2.1 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 1.5 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Slovenia#36 · 20,300 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2018; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11