Cyprus vs North Macedonia

Cyprus scores 66.1 in the NationsTree Index (43rd in the world) and North Macedonia scores 46.7 (102nd), a gap of 19.4 points. Their trees are 5.1 m and 4.3 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

North Macedonia has 33% more people than Cyprus. North Macedonia is 2.8 times larger than Cyprus by land area. The economy of Cyprus is 25% larger than that of North Macedonia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Cyprus 1.4 million and North Macedonia 1.8 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $64,575 in Cyprus and $28,029 in North Macedonia (2025, international dollars). People in Cyprus live on average 5.2 years longer (81.8 vs 76.6 years).

Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Cyprus ranks higher in the world on 27 and North Macedonia on 8. Cyprus is clearly stronger in economy, tourism and infrastructure & digital. North Macedonia is clearly stronger in main industries and natural resources.

As a nation, Cyprus is the older of the two (statehood since 1960, 66 years), compared with North Macedonia (since 1991). Over the last five years Cyprus improved faster (direction score 54 vs 37 out of 100).