Germany is 14.1× the size of North Macedonia

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and North Macedonia about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
25,400km²North Macedonia

200 km

Germany
North Macedonia

What fits

North Macedonia fits inside Germany about 14.1 times by area.
Germany is larger by 332,000 km² (128,000 mi²), which is 1,309% of the area of North Macedonia.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, North Macedonia about 0.83.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.8 million, 45.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 72 in North Macedonia: Germany is 3.23× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,360 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and North Macedonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Germany as 19.9× the size of North Macedonia instead of 14.1×.
Together Germany and North Macedonia cover 383,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 332,000 km², is about the size of Finland (333,000 km²).
At North Macedonia's density, Germany would have 25.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, North Macedonia would have 5.9 million (it has 1.8 million).
Germany's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,050 km, farther north than North Macedonia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	14.1×
More people	Germany	45.4×
More crowded	Germany	3.23×
Farther north	Germany	9.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.8×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	North Macedonia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.83×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.10×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.07×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.05×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 334
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 372
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 669

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	North Macedonia
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	25,400 km²9,800 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	1.8 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	72 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	25,700 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Skopje
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	41°N to 42°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,400 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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