North Macedonia has a population of 1.82M (ranked 150/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). North Macedonia's land area is 9,737 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 145th vs. 197th).
By GDP, North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($17B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,292), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
1805954
|
936
|
| Population rank | 150/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP |
$17B
2024 |
$19.8M
2025 |
| GDP rank | 138/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$9,292
2024 |
$19,800
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 88/197 | 59/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$26,995
2024 |
$39,191
2025 |
| Government debt |
$9.3B
2024 |
n/a |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
54.8%
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person |
$5,095
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person rank | 77/185 | n/a |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$7,534
2026 |
$18,169
2026 |
| Land area | 9,737 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Population density |
185.5 ppl/mi²
2026 |
5,493 ppl/mi²
2026 |
| Fertility rate |
1.5
2023 |
n/a |
| Median age |
41.6 years
2024 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
77.8 years
2026 |
83.4 years
2026 |
North Macedonia and Vatican: Comparison Charts
North Macedonia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2026 | 77.8 | 83.4 |
| 2025 | 77.7 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 77.5 | 83.1 |
| 2023 | 77.4 | 83 |
| 2022 | 76.6 | 83.3 |
| 2021 | 73.3 | 82.9 |
| 2020 | 74.5 | 83 |
| 2019 | 76.8 | 83.6 |
| 2018 | 76.9 | 83.3 |
| 2017 | 76.2 | 82.7 |
| 2016 | 75.6 | 82.9 |
| 2015 | 75.6 | 82.5 |
| 2014 | 75.6 | 82.6 |
| 2013 | 75.6 | 82.5 |
| 2012 | 75 | 82 |
| 2011 | 75.1 | 81.7 |
| 2010 | 75 | 81.5 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 81.3 |
| 2008 | 74.4 | 81.4 |
| 2007 | 73.7 | 81.3 |
| 2006 | 73.8 | 81.2 |
| 2005 | 73.6 | 80.6 |
| 2004 | 73.4 | 80.2 |
| 2003 | 73 | 79.8 |
| 2002 | 72.7 | 80 |
| 2001 | 73 | 79.9 |
| 2000 | 72.6 | 79.3 |
| 1999 | 72.3 | 78.7 |
| 1998 | 71.8 | 78.3 |
| 1997 | 71.9 | 78.2 |
| 1996 | 71.9 | 78.5 |
| 1995 | 72 | 77.8 |
| 1994 | 71.5 | 77.7 |
| 1993 | 71.7 | 77 |
| 1992 | 71.3 | 77.3 |
| 1991 | 71.8 | 76.9 |
| 1990 | 71.3 | 76.9 |
| 1989 | 71.1 | 76.8 |
| 1988 | 70.5 | 76.4 |
| 1987 | 70.4 | 76.2 |
| 1986 | 70.3 | 75.7 |
| 1985 | 70.2 | 75.5 |
| 1984 | 70.2 | 75.1 |
| 1983 | 69.7 | 74.7 |
| 1982 | 69.8 | 74.8 |
| 1981 | 69.4 | 74.3 |
| 1980 | 69.1 | 74.1 |
| 1979 | 69.2 | 74 |
| 1978 | 69.1 | 73.7 |
| 1977 | 68.2 | 73.3 |
| 1976 | 67.9 | 72.9 |
| 1975 | 67.3 | 72.6 |
| 1974 | 67.1 | 72.7 |
| 1973 | 67.1 | 71.9 |
| 1972 | 65.6 | 72 |
| 1971 | 65.2 | 71.7 |
| 1970 | 65 | 71.5 |
| 1969 | 64 | 70.7 |
| 1968 | 64.6 | 70.7 |
| 1967 | 63.8 | 70.9 |
| 1966 | 63.5 | 70.9 |
| 1965 | 62.6 | 70.1 |
| 1964 | 61.5 | 70.3 |
| 1963 | 61.4 | 69.3 |
| 1962 | 59.3 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 61.8 | 69.8 |
| 1960 | 60.5 | 69.2 |
| 1959 | 59.5 | 69.2 |
| 1958 | 60.3 | 68.7 |
| 1957 | 55.7 | 67.5 |
| 1956 | 58.5 | 67.3 |
| 1955 | 55.4 | 67.8 |
| 1954 | 55.7 | 67.5 |
| 1953 | 53.2 | 66.3 |
| 1952 | 52.5 | 65.7 |
| 1951 | 48.5 | 65.3 |
| 1950 | 50.6 | 65.9 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).
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North Macedonia and Vatican population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 1,824,359 | - |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | - |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | - |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | - |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | - |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | - |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | - |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 1,000 |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 842 |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 839 |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 836 |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 832 |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 829 |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 826 |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 824 |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 821 |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 932 |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 921 |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 921 |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 911 |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 900 |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 890 |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 880 |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | - |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | - |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | - |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | - |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | - |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | - |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | - |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | - |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | - |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | - |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | - |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | - |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | - |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | - |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | - |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | - |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | - |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | - |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | - |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | - |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | - |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | - |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | - |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | - |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | - |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | - |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | - |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | - |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | - |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | - |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | - |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | - |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | - |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | - |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | - |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | - |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | - |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | - |
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | - |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$15.1B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
36.7%
2024 |
n/a |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.3%
2002 |
n/a |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.1%
2024 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
16,000
2020 |
n/a |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.45%
2024 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
12.3%
2024 |
n/a |
| Services, % of GDP |
56.2%
2024 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
24.1%
2024 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
63.3
2026 |
65
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
22.9%
2019 |
n/a |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.9%
2019 |
n/a |
| Total reserves including gold |
$5.25B
2024 |
n/a |
| Personal remittances received |
$458M
2024 |
n/a |
| International tourist arrivals |
118,000
2020 |
n/a |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.52%
2020 |
n/a |
| Banked people share |
84.3%
2024 |
n/a |
Energy
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,450 kg
2023 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$17.5
2023 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
7.3 megatons
2024 |
n/a |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4 tons
2024 |
n/a |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
82.2%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
19.5%
2021 |
n/a |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
7.2%
2023 |
n/a |
| Net energy imports use share |
63.8%
2023 |
n/a |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
3,320 kWh
2023 |
n/a |
| Renewable electricity output share |
31%
2021 |
n/a |
| Hydroelectric share |
23.6%
2023 |
n/a |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
n/a |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
n/a |
Society
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.02%
2024 |
0.00001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-5,645
2025 |
n/a |
| Urban population |
62.6%
2024 |
n/a |
| Male:Female ratio |
48.6:51.4
2024 |
n/a |
| Average male height |
5.79 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Average female height |
5.28 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Quality of life index |
57.6
2026 |
78.4
2026 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
40
2025 |
60
2025 |
| Higher education index |
63
2026 |
34
2026 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.53
2023 |
0
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
5.1
2019 |
0.5
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
131
2025 |
149
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
97.6%
2012 |
100%
2013 |
| English speaking |
5%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
87.2%
2023 |
n/a |
Health
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$639
2023 |
n/a |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$253
2023 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
77.8 years
2026 |
83.4 years
2026 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.002%
2018 |
n/a |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.94
2022 |
n/a |
| Age at first childbirth |
27.4 years
2022 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
3
2023 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age |
3.3
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
28.4%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
7.4%
2024 |
n/a |
| Air quality index |
32
2026 |
72
2026 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.36 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
|
North Macedonia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.02%
2026 |
0.0000003%
2026 |
| Land area per capita |
5,337 sq mi
2024 |
169.9 sq mi
2019 |
| Agricultural land area |
4,830 sq mi
2026 |
n/a |
| Forest area |
3,867 sq mi
2026 |
n/a |
| Roads length |
8,812 mi
2017 |
5.59 mi
2003 |
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Fiscal Monitor (2024, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- LivingCost (2026, retrieved 2025-10-14)
- Passport Index (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- EduRank (2026, retrieved 2025-10-13)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (2022, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- World Obesity Federation (2022, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Transparency International (2025, retrieved 2026-02-10)
- The Heritage Foundation | Economic Freedom Index (2026, retrieved 2026-03-09)
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