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Massachusetts vs Italy Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Italy's land area is 14.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 11.0 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Italy's north-south length is 6.0 times (497%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Italy's east-west width is 3.8 times (275%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,289 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Italy Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 8.3 times (726%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Massachusetts' population density is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 4.1 times (308%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 73 years.
Massachusetts vs Italy Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Italy: $43,309. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.5 times (152%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 2.2 times (122%) higher than Italy's.
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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.