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Puerto Rico vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 33.2 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 33.1 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 11.0 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 4.0 times (299%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 11,388 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Puerto Rico'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.
Puerto Rico vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 17.9 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 1.8 times (85%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city
- Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 8.0 times (703%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- 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 37 years.
Puerto Rico vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 19.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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