North Macedonia is 1.05× the size of Sardinia (Italy)

North Macedonia (Europe) covers about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²) and Sardinia (Italy) (region of Italy) about 24,100 km² (9,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

25,400km²North Macedonia
24,100km²Sardinia (Italy)

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North Macedonia
Sardinia (Italy)

What fits

Sardinia (Italy) is 95% of the size of North Macedonia.
North Macedonia is larger by 1,270 km² (491 mi²), which is 5.3% of the area of Sardinia (Italy).
Measured in Belgiums: North Macedonia is about 0.83, Sardinia (Italy) about 0.79.

How they differ

North Macedonia also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.6 million, 1.13× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 72 in North Macedonia against 68 in Sardinia (Italy): North Macedonia is 1.07× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,080 km apart.
Together North Macedonia and Sardinia (Italy) cover 49,500 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 2.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 1,270 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
At Sardinia (Italy)'s density, North Macedonia would have 1.7 million people (it has 1.8 million). At North Macedonia's density, Sardinia (Italy) would have 1.7 million (it has 1.6 million).
North Macedonia's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 170 km, farther north than Sardinia (Italy)'s.
North Macedonia ranks 149th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Sardinia (Italy) is the 3rd largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
Both lie at about the same latitude, 42°N and 40°N.
Shared out evenly, each person in North Macedonia would have about 13,820 m² and each person in Sardinia (Italy) about 14,810 m².
Laid side by side, North Macedonia and Sardinia (Italy) would cover 49,500 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
Together they have 3.5 million people, about as many people as Uruguay.
Counted as a country, Sardinia (Italy) would rank 150th by area and 153rd by population.

Side by side

	North Macedonia	Sardinia (Italy)
Is a	CountryEurope	RegionItaly
Area, measured	25,400 km²9,800 mi²	24,100 km²9,310 mi²
Official area	25,700 km²Wikidata	23,900 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	148th of 239worldwide	3rd of 20in Italy
Population	1.8 millionWikidata, 2021	1.6 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	152nd of 237worldwide	11th of 20in Italy
Density	72 per km²	68 per km²
Capital	Skopje	Cagliari
Latitude range	41°N to 42°N	39°N to 41°N

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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 24,100 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 Sardinia (Italy) 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

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