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North Dakota vs Italy Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.7 times (70%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 12,278 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 764 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Italy Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 74.0 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 45.1 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 20.2 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 15.8 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th 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.
North Dakota vs Italy Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 31.9 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (132%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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