West Virginia is 2.47× the size of North Macedonia
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and North Macedonia (Europe) about 25,400 km² (9,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 25,400km²North Macedonia
100 km
- West Virginia
- North Macedonia
What fits
- North Macedonia fits inside West Virginia about 2.47 times by area.
- West Virginia is larger by 37,400 km² (14,400 mi²), which is 147% of the area of North Macedonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, North Macedonia about 0.83.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but North Macedonia has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.8 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in North Macedonia against 29 in West Virginia: North Macedonia is 2.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,130 km apart.
- Together West Virginia and North Macedonia cover 88,100 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 37,400 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At North Macedonia's density, West Virginia would have 4.5 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, North Macedonia would have 726,000 (it has 1.8 million).
- North Macedonia's centre is 2.9° of latitude, about 330 km, farther north than West Virginia's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- North Macedonia ranks 149th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Macedonia lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 328 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in North Macedonia about 13,820 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and North Macedonia would cover 88,100 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 3.6 million people, 1.04× as many people as Eritrea.
- Counted as a country, West Virginia would rank 126th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| West Virginia | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 25,400 km²9,800 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 148th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 152nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 29 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Skopje |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 41°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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 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