North Macedonia vs South Africa
South Africa is 47.5 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into South Africa about 47 times.
North MacedoniaSouth AfricaNorth Macedonia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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North Macedonia is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 47.5× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Macedonia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 North Macedonia bigger than South Africa?
- No. North Macedonia is 47.5 times smaller than South Africa. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into South Africa?
- About 47 times: South Africa has 47.5× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Macedonia is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. 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, North Macedonia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², South Africa 53 per km².