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Italy vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 6.6 times (558%) larger than Italy's.
Total area: Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 6.9 times (595%) larger than Italy's.
Length: Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 2.9 times (188%) longer than Italy's.
Width: Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 1.9 times (91%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point: Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 7,195 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point: Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Italy's population is 1,423.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Italy's population density is 5,190.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Rome's population is 369.9 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 138 years.
Italy vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Italy's economic output is 622.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Italy: $43,309 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (131%) 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.