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Montana vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Montana's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Italy's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 2.3 times (130%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 3,011 feet higher than Granite Peak.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 1,815 feet lower.
Montana vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 51.8 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 66.5 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 22.6 times larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 21.9 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 28 years.
Montana vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 32.5 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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