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Maryland vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 11.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 9.4 times (838%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 3.2 times (218%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 2.9 times (186%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,416 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Maryland vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 9.4 times (841%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Maryland's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 4.8 times (384%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 73 years.
Maryland vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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