49% of players find Slovakia on their first tap of a blank globe, which makes it the 41st hardest country to place of the 166 in the game. It is in Central Europe, bordered by Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Austria and Czechia, and its capital is Bratislava. It is landlocked, with no coastline at all.
Slovakia borders 5 countries. Hungary accounts for the largest share of the land border at 39.1%, down to Austria at 6.1%. Those borders are all of it: Slovakia is landlocked, with no sea access.
| Neighbour | Share of land border | Can players find it? |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 39.1% | 52% find it |
| Poland | 31.3% | 76% find it |
| Czechia | 16.5% | 48% find it |
| Ukraine | 7% | 80% find it |
| Austria | 6.1% | 69% find it |
Shares are measured from Natural Earth 1:50m country outlines, so treat them as proportions rather than surveyed distances. The find rates come from our own play data.
49% of players put their first tap on Slovakia when the game asks for it. The median player hovers for 8 seconds before daring a guess.
First guesses land an average of 393 km to the south of where Slovakia really is. The world's mental map has it drifting.
The most common mix-up is Slovenia. When the game asks for Slovakia, that is where the wrong taps go.
Those numbers come from over a quarter of a million real guesses in Borderline, a daily game where everyone gets the same five countries to find on a 3D globe.
Find today's five countriesfree, no signup, ~2 minutesSlovakia is in Central Europe, part of Europe. Its capital is Bratislava, and it borders 5 countries: Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Ukraine, Austria.
Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Ukraine, Austria. Hungary accounts for the largest share of the land border, about 39.1% of it.
Yes. Slovakia has no coastline, so every border it has is a land border.
Bratislava.
49% of players put their first tap inside Slovakia when asked to find it on a blank globe, and the median player waits 8 seconds before committing. The most common wrong answer is Slovenia. That puts it among the countries most people genuinely cannot place.
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