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Tennessee vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 3.8 times (284%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 9,154 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 188 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 3.0 times (196%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 65 years.
Tennessee vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 4.5 times (355%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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