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Florida vs Italy Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Italy's land area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Florida's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Florida's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Italy's north-south length is 1.6 times (56%) longer than Florida's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Italy's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 15,434 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Florida vs Italy Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Florida's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Italy's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Jacksonville's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 16 years.
Florida vs Italy Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Florida's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Italy: $43,309. Florida's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: Florida: $73,006 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida's average income is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Italy's.
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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.