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Rhode Island vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 109.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 75.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 12.0 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 16.5 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 14,967 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 53.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Rhode Island's population density is 2.1 times (107%) higher than Italy's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 14.1 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 71 years.
Rhode Island vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 31.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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