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Washington vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 3.1 times (208%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.7 times (74%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 1,369 feet higher than Mount Rainier.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Washington vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 4.3 times (333%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area and Metropolitan City of Rome have about the same population.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd 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.
Washington vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Washington: $85,187 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 2.0 times (102%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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