Maryland and North Macedonia are almost exactly the same size
Maryland (state of the United States) covers about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²) and North Macedonia (Europe) about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 25,500km²Maryland
- 25,400km²North Macedonia
100 km
- Maryland
- North Macedonia
What fits
- North Macedonia is 100% of the size of Maryland.
- The measured areas differ by 76.8 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maryland is about 0.83, North Macedonia about 0.83.
How they differ
- Maryland also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 1.8 million, 3.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 72 in North Macedonia: Maryland is 3.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,850 km apart.
- On a standard web map North Macedonia looks larger than Maryland: Maryland at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and North Macedonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows North Macedonia as 1.07× the size of Maryland, when Maryland is 1.00× the size of North Macedonia.
- Together Maryland and North Macedonia cover 50,800 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 0.6% bigger).
- At North Macedonia's density, Maryland would have 1.8 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Maryland's density, North Macedonia would have 6.2 million (it has 1.8 million).
- North Macedonia's centre is 2.5° of latitude, about 280 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- North Macedonia ranks 149th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Macedonia lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 283 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maryland would have about 4,120 m² and each person in North Macedonia about 13,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Maryland and North Macedonia would cover 50,800 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 8.0 million people, about as many people as Togo.
- Counted as a country, Maryland would rank 148th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Maryland | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² | 25,400 km²9,800 mi² |
| Official area | 32,100 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 42nd of 51in the United States | 148th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 51in the United States | 152nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 243 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Annapolis | Skopje |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 41°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12