Slovakia's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Slovakia's land area is 18,564 sq mi, and the total size is 18,932 sq mi, with inland water included. Slovakia rankes 127/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.03% of the land mass of all countries.
38% of its territory is agricultural land.
Slovakia has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area.
40.1% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.05% of the world's forests.

Slovakia total size and land area

	Slovakia	Rank
Total surface area	18,932 sq mi	127/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.01%	N/A
Land area	18,564 sq mi	128/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.03%	N/A
Population	5,422,069	119/197
Population density	288.7 ppl/mi²	83/197

Slovakia's True Size on the Map

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Slovakia's area by type

	Slovakia	Rank
Forest area	7,436 sq mi	113/196
Forest area as share of land	40.1%	69/196
World's forests share	0.05%	N/A
Agricultural land	7,046 sq mi	121/194
Agricultural land share	38%	102/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	N/A
Arable land	5,046 sq mi	98/191
Arable land share	27.2%	36/191
Permanent cropland	65.6 sq mi	149/192
Permanent cropland share	0.35%	147/192
Water area	368 sq mi	107/197
Water as share of total area	1.95%	84/197
Roads length	24,224 mi	77/176
Land borders length	986 mi	104/197
Coastline length	0 mi	188/197

Slovakia's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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