Austria vs North Macedonia
Austria is 3.26 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Austria about 3.3 times.
AustriaNorth MacedoniaAustria moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
3.26×
Austria is 3.26× the area of North Macedonia.
| Austria | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Skopje |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 8 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than North Macedonia?
- Yes. Austria is 3.26 times larger than North Macedonia. Austria covers 83,879 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Austria?
- About 3.3 times: Austria has 3.26× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Austria and North Macedonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and North Macedonia about 1.79×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or North Macedonia?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 1,820,909. Density: Austria 110 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².