Italy vs North Macedonia
Italy is 11.7 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Italy about 12 times.
ItalyNorth MacedoniaItaly moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
11.7×
Italy is 11.7× the area of North Macedonia.
| Italy | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Skopje |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× 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 Italy bigger than North Macedonia?
- Yes. Italy is 11.7 times larger than North Macedonia. Italy covers 302,068 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Italy?
- About 12 times: Italy has 11.7× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Italy and North Macedonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× 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, Italy or North Macedonia?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 1,820,909. Density: Italy 195 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².