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British Columbia vs Italy Geography
Land area: British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). British Columbia's land area is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Italy's.
Total area: British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Italy's.
Length: British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than Italy's.
Width: British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 1.8 times (79%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point: British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 479 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point: British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
British Columbia vs Italy Population and History
Population: British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 10.4 times larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Italy's population density is 32.8 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 4.1 times (315%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 10 years.
British Columbia vs Italy Economy
GDP: British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 8.1 times (714%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Italy: $43,309. British Columbia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.