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Brazil vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Brazil has a land area of 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Brazil's land area is 28.4 times larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Brazil's total area is 28.3 times larger than Italy's.
Length
- Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Brazil's north-south length is 3.7 times (272%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Brazil's east-west width is 3.9 times (287%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- Brazil's highest point is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 5,952 feet higher than Pico da Neblina.
Lowest point
- Brazil'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.
Brazil vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Brazil has a population of 214,211,951 (2026), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Brazil's population is 3.6 times (263%) larger than Italy's.
Population density
- Brazil: 66.4 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 7.8 times (682%) higher than Brazil's.
Biggest city
- Brazil's biggest city is São Paulo with 12,252,023 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- São Paulo's population is 4.5 times (346%) larger than Rome's.
Largest metro area
- Brazil's largest metropolitan area is São Paulo (18,949,790 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- São Paulo's population is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Brazil is the older of the two by 39 years.
Brazil vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Brazil's GDP is $2,279.9 billion (2025) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Brazil's.
GDP per capita
- Brazil: $10,713 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 4.0 times (304%) higher than Brazil's.
Average income
- Brazil: $10,550 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Italy's average income is 4.0 times (299%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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