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Colorado vs Italy Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Italy's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Colorado's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Italy's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Italy's east-west width is 1.8 times (79%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 1,356 feet higher than Mount Elbert.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet. Italy's lowest point is 3,336 feet lower.
Colorado vs Italy Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 9.9 times (889%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Italy's population density is 9.0 times (803%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 15 years.
Colorado vs Italy Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Italy: $43,309. Colorado's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (116%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 2.0 times (97%) 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.