North Macedonia vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 61% larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Switzerland about 1.6 times.
North MacedoniaSwitzerlandNorth Macedonia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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North Macedonia is 0.62× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.61× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Bern |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- No. North Macedonia is 38% smaller than Switzerland. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Switzerland?
- About 1.6 times: Switzerland has 1.61× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².