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New Hampshire vs Italy Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Italy's land area is 12.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Italy's total area is 12.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Italy's north-south length is 4.1 times (308%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Italy's east-west width is 7.3 times (631%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 9,501 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs Italy Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 41.8 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Italy's population density is 3.3 times (230%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 23.6 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire'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: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 73 years.
New Hampshire vs Italy Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 21.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Italy: $43,309. New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (96%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Hampshire's average income is 2.0 times (98%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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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.