Greece vs North Macedonia
Greece is 5.13 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Greece about 5.1 times.
GreeceNorth MacedoniaGreece moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
5.13×
Greece is 5.13× the area of North Macedonia.
| Greece | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Skopje |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than North Macedonia?
- Yes. Greece is 5.13 times larger than North Macedonia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Greece?
- About 5.1 times: Greece has 5.13× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Greece and North Macedonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or North Macedonia?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 1,820,909. Density: Greece 79 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².