Land vs People

Country · 84 regions

Where North Macedonia's land ends up, by people and by money

Every block on the map is 0.1% of North Macedonia. By land, Butel holds 0.30%. By people, it holds 6.2%. Brod goes the other way, from 3.2% of the land to 0.51% of the people.

Share of North Macedonia by region, in percent
RegionLandPeopleGDP
Butel0.306.28.4
Kumanovo2.15.33.4
Tetovo1.54.62.6
Bitola3.24.44.6
Gazi Baba0.304.25.7
Aerodrom0.004.15.5
Gostivar2.33.82.0
Prilep4.83.73.4
Karpoš0.203.65.0
Struga2.23.01.9
Ohrid2.12.62.8
Strumitsa1.32.63.0
Veles1.62.34.6
Štip2.22.22.2
Gjorče Petrov0.302.12.7
Saraj0.801.92.0
Kavadartsi3.71.80.78
Kočani1.51.82.0
Bogovinje0.501.50.87
Lipkovo1.11.40.68
Vrapcište0.601.40.68
Želino0.701.40.97
Kisela Voda0.201.21.6
Radoviš1.91.21.3
Tearce0.501.20.58
Čair0.001.21.8
Debar0.701.10.78
Gevgelija2.01.10.87
Studeničani1.21.11.2
Kriva Palanka2.01.00.39
Centar0.000.921.4
Kičevo0.100.921.1
Negotino1.50.920.49
Vinica1.70.920.58
Čaška3.10.920.78
Bosilovo0.500.810.78
Brvenica0.500.810.49
Delčevo1.70.810.68
Ilinden0.400.810.97
Čučer Sandevo1.10.810.78
Probištip1.30.710.68
Resen3.10.710.49
Sveti Nikole1.70.711.1
Aračinovo0.200.610.78
Berovo2.30.610.68
Dolneni1.50.610.39
Valandovo1.30.610.58
Vasilevo0.800.610.78
Zajas0.800.610.58
Brod3.20.510.49
Drugovo1.40.510.39
Jegunovce0.800.510.29
Kratovo1.40.510.39
Novo Selo0.700.510.39
Sopište0.900.510.78
Šuto Orizari0.000.511.4
Bogdanci0.300.410.58
Centar župa0.600.410.19
Debarca1.80.410.49
Demir Hisar1.90.410.29
Kruševo0.700.410.29
Makedonska Kamenica0.900.410.49
Skopje0.600.410.49
Krivogaštani0.400.310.19
Mogila1.00.310.19
Češinovo-Obleševo0.600.310.39
Demir Kapija1.20.200.10
Konče0.900.200.29
Mavrovo and Rostusa2.60.200.29
Novaci2.80.200.19
Oslomej0.400.200.58
Pehčevo0.800.200.29
Rankovce1.20.200.10
Staro Nagoričane1.70.200.10
Vevčani0.200.200.10
Zelenikovo0.700.200.29
Dojran0.500.100.10
Gradsko1.10.100.39
Karbinci1.00.100.39
Lozovo0.700.100.19
Plasnica0.300.100.29
Rosoman0.500.100.10
Vraneštica0.400.100.00
Zrnovci0.100.100.10

How the map is made

Regions are drawn on an equal-area grid of about 1,000 blocks. For land, each region keeps the blocks its territory covers. For people and GDP, the country is reshaped so every region gets a whole number of blocks in proportion to its share (Hamilton's largest-remainder method), keeping neighbours next to each other. Then every block is matched to one block on the next map, so you watch the same thousand blocks rearrange.

Grids: popgrid by Josep Ferrer (MIT). Boundaries: Natural Earth. Population: national censuses where curated, GHS-POP 2025 (JRC, European Commission) elsewhere. GDP: Kummu et al. 2025 gridded GDP PPP (CC BY 4.0). Built by Crafter Station.