North Macedonia at its true size

Where North Macedonia ranks

Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of North Macedonia’s area, lit up on the map →

• Rwanda0.98×North Macedonia and Rwanda are almost exactly the same size.
• Haiti0.93×North Macedonia is 7% smaller than Haiti.
• Burundi0.92×North Macedonia is 8% smaller than Burundi.
• Equatorial Guinea0.92×North Macedonia is 8% smaller than Equatorial Guinea.
• Solomon Islands0.91×North Macedonia is 9% smaller than Solomon Islands.
• Djibouti1.11×North Macedonia is 11% larger than Djibouti.

How many times does North Macedonia fit into…

• Russia: about 664 times
• Canada: about 388 times
• United States: about 382 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes North Macedonia shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside North Macedonia. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Greececompare 0.19×
• Bulgariacompare 0.23×
• Serbiacompare 0.29×
• Albaniacompare 0.89×

Questions about North Macedonia

How big is North Macedonia?

North Macedonia covers 25,713 km², which makes it number 146 of 194 countries by area. About 1,820,909 people live there (2025), 71 per km².

Is North Macedonia bigger than Rwanda?

North Macedonia and Rwanda are almost exactly the same size. North Macedonia: 25,713 km²; Rwanda: 26,338 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort North Macedonia?

At about 42° latitude, Mercator stretches North Macedonia to roughly 1.79× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border North Macedonia?

North Macedonia shares a land border with Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania.