Italy is 11.9× the size of North Macedonia
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and North Macedonia about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 25,400km²North Macedonia
200 km
- Italy
- North Macedonia
What fits
- North Macedonia fits inside Italy about 11.9 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 276,000 km² (106,000 mi²), which is 1,086% of the area of North Macedonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, North Macedonia about 0.83.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 1.8 million, 32.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 72 in North Macedonia: Italy is 2.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 791 km apart.
- Together Italy and North Macedonia cover 327,000 km², close to the size of Malaysia (328,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 276,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- At North Macedonia's density, Italy would have 21.8 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, North Macedonia would have 5.0 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Italy's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than North Macedonia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 11.9× |
| More people | Italy | 32.0× |
| More crowded | Italy | 2.70× |
| Farther north | Italy | 1.1° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.83× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.10× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.07× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.07× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 334 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 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
| Italy | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 25,400 km²9,800 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Skopje |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 41°N to 42°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 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