Italy is 3.30× the size of Portugal
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Portugal about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 91,400km²Portugal
500 km
- Italy
- Portugal
What fits
- Portugal fits inside Italy about 3.30 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 210,000 km² (81,000 mi²), which is 230% of the area of Portugal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Portugal about 2.98.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 10.3 million, 5.69× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 113 in Portugal: Italy is 1.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,770 km apart.
- Together Italy and Portugal cover 393,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 210,000 km², is about the size of Guyana (211,000 km²).
- At Portugal's density, Italy would have 34.1 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Portugal would have 17.9 million (it has 10.3 million).
- Italy's centre is 3.1° of latitude, about 340 km, farther north than Portugal's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 3.30× |
| More people | Italy | 5.69× |
| More crowded | Italy | 1.73× |
| Farther north | Italy | 3.1° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.7× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 2.98× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.37× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.17× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.03× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.01× |
| 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 | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 113 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 92,200 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Lisbon |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 30°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 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 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