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Italy vs South Australia Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while South Australia has 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²).
- South Australia's land area is 3.3 times (235%) larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs South Australia: 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Australia's total area is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Italy's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; South Australia is 1,078 miles (1,735 km).
- South Australia's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; South Australia spans 825 miles (1,328 km).
- South Australia's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); South Australia's is Mount Woodroffe at 4,708 feet (1,435 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 11,070 feet higher than Mount Woodroffe.
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; South Australia's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet.
- South Australia's lowest point is 39 feet lower.
Italy vs South Australia Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while South Australia has 1,908,182 (2025).
- Italy's population is 30.9 times larger than South Australia's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs South Australia: 5.0.
- Italy's population density is 103.8 times higher than South Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs South Australia's Greater Adelaide (1,491,015).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Greater Adelaide's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- South Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1836.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 40 years.
Italy vs South Australia Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs South Australia's $100.2 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 25.5 times larger than South Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs South Australia: $52,511.
- South Australia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · South Australia official website
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