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Delaware vs Italy Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Italy's land area is 58.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 46.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Italy's north-south length is 7.5 times (649%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Italy's east-west width is 7.2 times (623%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 15,328 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware'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.
Delaware vs Italy Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 56.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Delaware and Italy have about the same population density.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 37.6 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 74 years.
Delaware vs Italy Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 23.0 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Italy: $43,309. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (144%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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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.