Italy is 2.29× the size of Greece
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Greece about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 131,000km²Greece
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- Italy
- Greece
What fits
- Greece fits inside Italy about 2.29 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 170,000 km² (65,600 mi²), which is 129% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 10.5 million, 5.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 80 in Greece: Italy is 2.45× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 994 km apart.
- Together Italy and Greece cover 433,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 170,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Greece's density, Italy would have 24.0 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Greece would have 25.7 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Italy's centre is 3.7° of latitude, about 410 km, farther north than Greece's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 2.29× |
| More people | Italy | 5.61× |
| More crowded | Italy | 2.45× |
| Farther north | Italy | 3.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.7× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 4.28× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.54× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.37× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.35× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.24× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.04× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Athens |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 35°N to 42°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, 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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
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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