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Italy vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 4.0 times (302%) larger than Italy's.
Total area: Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Italy's.
Length: Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.8 times (78%) longer than Italy's.
Width: Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point: Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 6,680 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Italy's population is 1,302.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Italy's population density is 5,190.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Rome's population is 135.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 207.7 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 9 years.
Italy vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Italy's economic output is 689.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Italy: $43,309 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · Northwest Territories official website
More Size Comparisons
All Italy size comparisons · All Northwest Territories size comparisons
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.