North Macedonia vs Serbia
North Macedonia vs Serbia: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 40.8% in North Macedonia and 39.2% in Serbia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Serbia.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- North Macedonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2006.
- In 2024, North Macedonia ranked 77 and Serbia ranked 81 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | North Macedonia | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.8 | 39.2 | – |
| 2023 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 41.1 | 38.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 41.2 | 37.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 41.3 | 37.4 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 41 | 37 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 40.6 | 36.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 36.1 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 39.8 | 35.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 39.4 | 35.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 39.2 | 34.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 38.9 | 34.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 38.6 | 33.8 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 38.4 | 33.4 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 38.1 | 32.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 38.1 | 32.5 | 32 |
| 2008 | 38 | 32 | 32 |
| 2007 | 38 | 31.6 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 37.7 | 31.1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 37.7 | – | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 37.7 | – | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 37.7 | – | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 37.7 | – | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 37.7 | – | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 37.7 | – | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 37.5 | – | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 37.3 | – | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 37.1 | – | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 36.9 | – | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 36.8 | – | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 36.6 | – | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 36.4 | – | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 36.2 | – | 33 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
North Macedonia vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorth Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorth Macedonia: $346M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorth Macedonia: $206 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorth Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025