North Macedonia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 6.36 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Tunisia about 6.4 times.
North MacedoniaTunisiaNorth Macedonia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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North Macedonia is 0.16× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 6.36× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. North Macedonia is 6.36 times smaller than Tunisia. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Tunisia?
- About 6.4 times: Tunisia has 6.36× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².