Italy is 1.62× the size of Hubei
Italy (Europe) covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Hubei (province of China) about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 186,000km²Hubei
200 km
- Italy
- Hubei
What fits
- Hubei is 62% of the size of Italy.
- Italy is larger by 116,000 km² (44,600 mi²), which is 62% of the area of Hubei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Hubei about 6.05.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 57.8 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 195 in Italy: Hubei is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,470 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Hubei at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Italy as 2.21× the size of Hubei instead of 1.62×.
- Together Italy and Hubei cover 487,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 2.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 116,000 km², is about the size of Benin (116,000 km²).
- At Hubei's density, Italy would have 93.7 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Hubei would have 36.3 million (it has 57.8 million).
- Italy's centre is 11.7° of latitude, about 1,300 km, farther north than Hubei's.
- Italy ranks 73rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hubei is the 14th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Italy lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,300 km) north of Hubei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Italy would have about 5,120 m² and each person in Hubei about 3,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Italy and Hubei would cover 487,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 116.6 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
- Counted as a country, Hubei would rank 89th by area and 25th by population.
Side by side
| Italy | Hubei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 186,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 72nd of 239worldwide | 14th of 31in China |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 237worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Density | 195 per km² | 311 per km² |
| Capital | Rome | Wuhan |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 29°N to 33°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 186,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 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