Italy is 27.6× the size of Kosovo

Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Kosovo about 10,900 km² (4,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

301,000km²Italy
10,900km²Kosovo

200 km

Italy
Kosovo

The boundary or political status of Kosovo is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Kosovo fits inside Italy about 27.6 times by area.
Italy is larger by 290,000 km² (112,000 mi²), which is 2,660% of the area of Kosovo.
Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Kosovo about 0.36.

How they differ

Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 1.6 million, 37.1× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 145 in Kosovo: Italy is 1.34× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 709 km apart.
Together Italy and Kosovo cover 312,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 290,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At Kosovo's density, Italy would have 43.8 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Kosovo would have 2.1 million (it has 1.6 million).
Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Italy	27.6×
More people	Italy	37.1×
More crowded	Italy	1.34×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Italy	Kosovo
Belgium 30,700 km²	9.82×	0.36×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.24×	0.04×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.84×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.81×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.55×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.10×	1 in 289
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 776
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 866
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 1,556

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Italy	Kosovo
Area, main territory	301,000 km²116,000 mi²	10,900 km²4,210 mi²
Population	58.9 millionWikidata, 2023	1.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	195 per km²	145 per km²
Official area	302,000 km²Wikidata	10,900 km²Wikidata
Capital	Rome	Pristina
Latitude range	35°N to 47°N	42°N to 43°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, 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 10,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,900 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

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