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India vs Italy Geography
Land area
- India has a land area of 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- India's land area is 10.1 times larger than Italy's.
Total area
- India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- India's total area is 10.9 times larger than Italy's.
Length
- India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- India's north-south length is 2.6 times (158%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- India's east-west width is 2.6 times (164%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- India's highest point is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 12,391 feet higher than Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc).
Lowest point
- India's lowest point is Kuttanad at -7 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 3 feet lower.
India vs Italy Population and History
Population
- India has a population of 1,429,404,000 (2026), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- India's population is 24.3 times larger than Italy's.
Population density
- India: 1,245.2 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- India's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city
- India's biggest city is Delhi with 16,753,235 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Delhi's population is 6.1 times (510%) larger than Rome's.
Largest metro area
- India's largest metropolitan area is Delhi (30,222,405 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Delhi's population is 7.2 times (616%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- 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 86 years.
India vs Italy Economy
GDP
- India's GDP is $3,956.1 billion (2025) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- India's economic output is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Italy's.
GDP per capita
- India: $2,703 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 16.0 times higher than India's.
Average income
- India: $2,760 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Italy's average income is 15.2 times higher than India's.
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