Italy is 1.02× the size of Arizona
Italy (Europe) covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Arizona (state of the United States) about 295,000 km² (114,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 295,000km²Arizona
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- Italy
- Arizona
What fits
- Arizona is 98% of the size of Italy.
- Italy is larger by 6,120 km² (2,360 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Arizona.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Arizona about 9.62.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 7.2 million, 8.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 24 in Arizona: Italy is 8.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Arizona at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Italy as 1.29× the size of Arizona instead of 1.02×.
- Together Italy and Arizona cover 596,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,120 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Arizona's density, Italy would have 7.3 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Arizona would have 57.7 million (it has 7.2 million).
- Italy's centre is 8.4° of latitude, about 940 km, farther north than Arizona's.
- Italy ranks 73rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Arizona is the 6th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.1% of its area; it is the 33rd most densely populated of them.
- Italy lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 938 km) north of Arizona.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Italy would have about 5,120 m² and each person in Arizona about 41,260 m².
- Laid side by side, Italy and Arizona would cover 596,000 km², about the same size as Madagascar.
- Together they have 66.0 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Arizona would rank 73rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Italy | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 295,000 km²114,000 mi² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 295,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 72nd of 239worldwide | 6th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 237worldwide | 14th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 195 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Rome | Phoenix |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 31°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 295,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 295,000 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
- 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