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Italy vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Italy's land area is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Italy's north-south length is 2.3 times (131%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width: Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Italy's east-west width is 2.8 times (180%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 10,473 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Italy's population is 102.2 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Italy's population density is 23.8 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 16.5 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 40 years.
Italy vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Italy's economic output is 90.2 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Italy: $43,309 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Tasmania's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · Tasmania official website
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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.