Iceland is 22.6× the size of Molise
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and Molise (region of Italy) about 4,530 km² (1,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 4,530km²Molise
100 km
- Iceland
- Molise
What fits
- Molise fits inside Iceland about 22.6 times by area.
- Iceland is larger by 97,900 km² (37,800 mi²), which is 2,163% of the area of Molise.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, Molise about 0.15.
How they differ
- Iceland also has the larger population: 364,000 against 304,000, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 67 in Molise against 3.6 in Iceland: Molise is 18.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,330 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and Molise at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iceland as 70.7× the size of Molise instead of 22.6×.
- Together Iceland and Molise cover 107,000 km², close to the size of Guatemala (109,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 97,900 km², is about the size of South Korea (98,500 km²).
- At Molise's density, Iceland would have 6.9 million people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, Molise would have 16,000 (it has 304,000).
- Iceland's centre is 23.3° of latitude, about 2,590 km, farther north than Molise's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Molise is the 19th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,590 km) north of Molise.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in Molise about 14,870 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and Molise would cover 107,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala.
- Together they have 669,000 people, 97% as many people as Luxembourg.
- Counted as a country, Molise would rank 175th by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | Molise | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 4,530 km²1,750 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 4,440 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 304,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 67 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Campobasso |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 41°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,440 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,530 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Molise is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12