North Macedonia is 1.06× the size of Lombardy
North Macedonia (Europe) covers about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²) and Lombardy (region of Italy) about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,400km²North Macedonia
- 24,000km²Lombardy
50 km
- North Macedonia
- Lombardy
What fits
- Lombardy is 94% of the size of North Macedonia.
- North Macedonia is larger by 1,410 km² (544 mi²), which is 5.9% of the area of Lombardy.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Macedonia is about 0.83, Lombardy about 0.78.
How they differ
- North Macedonia is larger, but Lombardy has the larger population: 10.1 million against 1.8 million, 5.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 420 in Lombardy against 72 in North Macedonia: Lombardy is 5.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,060 km apart.
- On a standard web map Lombardy looks larger than North Macedonia: North Macedonia at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Lombardy at 46°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Lombardy as 1.08× the size of North Macedonia, when North Macedonia is 1.06× the size of Lombardy.
- Together North Macedonia and Lombardy cover 49,400 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,410 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Lombardy's density, North Macedonia would have 10.7 million people (it has 1.8 million). At North Macedonia's density, Lombardy would have 1.7 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Lombardy's centre is 4.0° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than North Macedonia's.
- North Macedonia ranks 149th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Lombardy lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 448 km) north of North Macedonia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Macedonia would have about 13,820 m² and each person in Lombardy about 2,380 m².
- Laid side by side, North Macedonia and Lombardy would cover 49,400 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
- Together they have 11.9 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Lombardy would rank 150th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| North Macedonia | Lombardy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 25,400 km²9,800 mi² | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² |
| Official area | 25,700 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 148th of 239worldwide | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 152nd of 237worldwide | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Density | 72 per km² | 420 per km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Milan |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 42°N | 45°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 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. The outline of Lombardy is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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