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Kansas vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 3.5 times (255%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.7 times (73%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 11,738 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 689 feet lower.
Kansas vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 19.8 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 14.3 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 6.9 times (585%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
Kansas vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 11.1 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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