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Virginia vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 3.3 times (229%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.5 times (49%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 10,049 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 6.7 times (569%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 2.3 times (133%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 6.0 times (504%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 73 years.
Virginia vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 3.3 times (235%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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