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Italy vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- Italy's land area is 21.7 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 21.3 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 8.8 times (784%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 6.5 times (549%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,989 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- Italy's population is 30.9 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- Italy's population density is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Biggest city
- Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005.
- Rome's population is 7.9 times (690%) larger than Belfast's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 60 years.
Italy vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 43.4 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
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