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Italy vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Italy's land area is 14.2 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 14.5 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 4.9 times (393%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 6.3 times (525%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,218 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Italy's population is 19.0 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Italy's population density is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Rome's population is 7.4 times (639%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 325 years.
Italy vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 28.5 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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