Italy is 90.7× the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus about 3,320 km² (1,280 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

301,000km²Italy
3,320km²Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

200 km

Italy
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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

What fits

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus fits inside Italy about 90.7 times by area.
Italy is larger by 298,000 km² (115,000 mi²), which is 8,973% of the area of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus about 0.11.

How they differ

Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 489,000, 120× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 147 in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Italy is 1.33× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,020 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Italy as 112× the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus instead of 90.7×.
Together Italy and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus cover 305,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 298,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's density, Italy would have 44.4 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus would have 649,000 (it has 489,000).
Italy's centre is 7.4° of latitude, about 830 km, farther north than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Italy	90.7×
More people	Italy	120×
More crowded	Italy	1.33×
Farther north	Italy	7.4° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Italy	1.9× against 1.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Italy	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Belgium 30,700 km²	9.82×	0.11×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.24×	0.01×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.84×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.81×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.55×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.10×	1 in 949
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 2,552
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,846
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 5,115

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

Side by side

	Italy	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Area, main territory	301,000 km²116,000 mi²	3,320 km²1,280 mi²
Population	58.9 millionWikidata, 2023	489,000Wikidata, 2024
Density	195 per km²	147 per km²
Official area	302,000 km²Wikidata	3,360 km²Wikidata
Capital	Rome	North Nicosia
Latitude range	35°N to 47°N	35°N to 36°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

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 3,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 3,320 km², to within 2%.

Similar in size to Italy

Similar in size to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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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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