Total & land area: Slovakia vs Taiwan size comparison [2026]

Slovakia is 1.35 times bigger by total area compared to Taiwan: 18,932 sq mi vs 13,974 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Slovakia is 18,564 sq mi vs 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan — a 1.33 times difference in territory size.

Slovakia ranks 127/197 by total surface area vs 134/197 for Taiwan.
Slovakia occupies 0.03% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.02% for Taiwan.
38% of Slovakia's area is agricultural land vs 21.5% in Taiwan.
Slovakia has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area — Taiwan has 0.02%.
40.1% of Slovakia is covered by forests, compared to 60.8% in Taiwan.
0.05% of the world's forests are in Slovakia, and 0.05% are in Taiwan.

True size map comparison: Slovakia vs Taiwan

See how Slovakia and Taiwan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Slovakia	Taiwan
Total area	18,932 sq mi	13,974 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.35	1
Total area rank	127/197	134/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.01%	0.007%
Land area	18,564 sq mi	13,976 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.33	1
Land area rank	128/197	133/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.03%	0.02%
Population	5,422,069	23,331,886
Population density	288.7 ppl/mi²	1,662 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Slovakia	Taiwan
Forest area	7,436 sq mi	8,495 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	40.1%	60.8%
Forest area rank	113/196	103/196
World's forests share	0.05%	0.05%
Agricultural land area	7,046 sq mi	3,000 sq mi
Agricultural land share	38%	21.5%
Agricultural land area rank	121/194	143/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	0.02%
Arable land	5,046 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	27.2%	n/a
Arable land area rank	98/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	65.6 sq mi	962 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.35%	6.88%
Permanent cropland area rank	149/192	79/192
Water area	368 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.95%	0%
Water area rank	107/197	193/197
Roads length	24,224 mi	25,771 mi
Land borders length	986 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	973 mi

Slovakia vs Taiwan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (2026, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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