Italy is 13.6× the size of Israel
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Israel about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 22,100km²Israel
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- Italy
- Israel
The boundary or political status of Israel is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Israel fits inside Italy about 13.6 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 279,000 km² (108,000 mi²), which is 1,263% of the area of Israel.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Israel about 0.72.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 9.8 million, 5.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 445 in Israel against 195 in Italy: Israel is 2.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,370 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Israel at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Italy as 18.4× the size of Israel instead of 13.6×.
- Together Italy and Israel cover 323,000 km², close to the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 279,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- At Israel's density, Italy would have 134.1 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Israel would have 4.3 million (it has 9.8 million).
- Italy's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than Israel's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 13.6× |
| More people | Italy | 5.98× |
| More crowded | Israel | 2.28× |
| Farther north | Italy | 11.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.72× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.09× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.06× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.06× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.04× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 383 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 427 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 768 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 22,100 km²8,530 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 9.8 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 445 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 20,800 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Jerusalem |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 29°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023, 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 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 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