Italy is 180× the size of Comoros
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Comoros about 1,670 km² (646 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 1,670km²Comoros
200 km
- Italy
- Comoros
What fits
- Comoros fits inside Italy about 180 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 300,000 km² (116,000 mi²), which is 17,911% of the area of Comoros.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Comoros about 0.05.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 902,000, 65.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 540 in Comoros against 195 in Italy: Comoros is 2.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Comoros at 12°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Italy as 319× the size of Comoros instead of 180×.
- Together Italy and Comoros cover 303,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 300,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Comoros's density, Italy would have 162.5 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Comoros would have 327,000 (it has 902,000).
- Italy's centre is 54.6° of latitude, about 6,070 km, farther north than Comoros's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 180× |
| More people | Italy | 65.2× |
| More crowded | Comoros | 2.76× |
| Farther north | Italy | 54.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.05× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.01× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 1 in 214 |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 1 in 223 |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 1 in 328 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 1,884 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 5,067 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 5,650 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 10,154 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 1,670 km²646 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 902,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 540 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 2,030 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Moroni |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 12°S to 11°S |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,670 km² is 18% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,030 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11