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England vs Italy Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than England's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 2.3 times (131%) larger than England's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 1.7 times (74%) longer than England's.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.9 times (94%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,569 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
England vs Italy Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- England and Italy have about the same population.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- England's population density is 2.2 times (117%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- London's population is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Rome's.
Largest metro area
- England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- London's population is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 934 years.
England vs Italy Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 1.1 times (13%) larger than England's.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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