Egypt vs North Macedonia
Egypt is 39.3 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Egypt about 39 times.
EgyptNorth MacedoniaEgypt moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
39.3×
Egypt is 39.3× the area of North Macedonia.
| Egypt | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Skopje |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than North Macedonia?
- Yes. Egypt is 39.3 times larger than North Macedonia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Egypt?
- About 39 times: Egypt has 39.3× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Egypt and North Macedonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and North Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or North Macedonia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 1,820,909. Density: Egypt 117 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².