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North Macedonia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

North Macedonia has a population of 1.79M (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 ($16.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

North Macedonia Vatican
Population
1783115
949
Population rank 150/197 197/197
GDP
$16.7B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 138/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$9,310
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 88/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,587
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$9.15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,105
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 78/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,472
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
9,737 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
184 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
n/a
Median age
41.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

North Macedonia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

North Macedonia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Macedonia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
North Macedonia Vatican
1950 50.6 65.9
1951 48.5 65.3
1952 52.5 65.7
1953 53.2 66.3
1954 55.7 67.5
1955 55.4 67.8
1956 58.5 67.3
1957 55.7 67.5
1958 60.3 68.7
1959 59.5 69.2
1960 60.5 69.2
1961 61.8 69.8
1962 59.3 69.2
1963 61.4 69.3
1964 61.5 70.3
1965 62.6 70.1
1966 63.5 70.9
1967 63.8 70.9
1968 64.6 70.7
1969 64 70.7
1970 65 71.5
1971 65.2 71.7
1972 65.6 72
1973 67.1 71.9
1974 67.1 72.7
1975 67.3 72.6
1976 67.9 72.9
1977 68.2 73.3
1978 69.1 73.7
1979 69.2 74
1980 69.1 74.1
1981 69.4 74.3
1982 69.8 74.8
1983 69.7 74.7
1984 70.2 75.1
1985 70.2 75.5
1986 70.3 75.7
1987 70.4 76.2
1988 70.5 76.4
1989 71.1 76.8
1990 71.3 76.9
1991 71.8 76.9
1992 71.3 77.3
1993 71.7 77
1994 71.5 77.7
1995 72 77.8
1996 71.9 78.5
1997 71.9 78.2
1998 71.8 78.3
1999 72.3 78.7
2000 72.6 79.3
2001 73 79.9
2002 72.7 80
2003 73 79.8
2004 73.4 80.2
2005 73.6 80.6
2006 73.8 81.2
2007 73.7 81.3
2008 74.4 81.4
2009 74.5 81.3
2010 75 81.5
2011 75.1 81.7
2012 75 82
2013 75.6 82.5
2014 75.6 82.6
2015 75.6 82.5
2016 75.6 82.9
2017 76.2 82.7
2018 76.9 83.3
2019 76.8 83.6
2020 74.5 83
2021 73.3 82.9
2022 76.6 83.3
2023 77.4 83
2024 77.5 83.1
2025 77.7 83.3

North Macedonia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
North Macedonia

Vatican
Year Population
North Macedonia Vatican
1960 1,435,059 -
1961 1,455,171 -
1962 1,471,745 -
1963 1,488,737 -
1964 1,510,900 -
1965 1,533,466 -
1966 1,557,349 -
1967 1,582,492 -
1968 1,608,930 -
1969 1,636,345 -
1970 1,664,208 -
1971 1,691,216 -
1972 1,717,395 -
1973 1,743,816 -
1974 1,770,545 -
1975 1,797,972 -
1976 1,825,830 -
1977 1,853,138 -
1978 1,879,847 -
1979 1,906,523 -
1980 1,933,038 -
1981 1,959,065 -
1982 1,978,956 -
1983 1,991,901 -
1984 2,003,399 -
1985 2,014,331 -
1986 2,024,732 -
1987 2,035,157 -
1988 2,045,737 -
1989 2,055,649 -
1990 2,063,689 -
1991 2,055,994 -
1992 2,032,523 -
1993 2,006,854 -
1994 1,992,666 -
1995 1,998,534 -
1996 2,012,553 -
1997 1,996,869 -
1998 2,007,523 -
1999 2,017,142 -
2000 2,026,350 880
2001 2,034,882 890
2002 2,020,157 900
2003 2,022,725 911
2004 2,016,186 921
2005 2,005,330 921
2006 1,994,287 932
2007 1,982,933 821
2008 1,971,493 824
2009 1,958,782 826
2010 1,946,298 829
2011 1,937,398 832
2012 1,929,821 836
2013 1,922,716 839
2014 1,917,557 842
2015 1,912,430 1,000
2016 1,906,313 -
2017 1,898,657 1,000
2018 1,889,051 -
2019 1,876,262 1,000
2020 1,856,124 -
2021 1,837,114 -
2022 1,831,712 -
2023 1,827,816 -
2024 1,792,179 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Macedonia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$15B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.3%
2002
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.7%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.04%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
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
$16.8
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.76 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.79 tons
2023
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
-5,728
2024
n/a
Urban population
59.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
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
57.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
63
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.53
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
132
2025
150
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
$562
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.002%
2018
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.96
2020
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, per 1,000 live births
3.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
28.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
32
2025
72
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.36 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

North Macedonia Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,433 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
4,830 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3,867 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
8,812 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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