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Italy vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 55.7 times larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 56.7 times larger than Italy's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 4.0 times (304%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 5.6 times (455%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 2,732 feet higher than Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc).
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 82 feet lower.
Italy vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Italy's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Italy's population density is 22.5 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Rome's.
Largest metro area
- Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 130 years.
Italy vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Italy and Russia have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (147%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Italy: $42,080 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Italy's average income is 2.6 times (164%) higher than Russia's.
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