Austria vs Italy
Italy is 3.6 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Italy about 3.6 times.
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0.28×
Austria is 0.28× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 3.6× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Rome |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Italy?
- No. Austria is 3.6 times smaller than Italy. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Italy?
- About 3.6 times: Italy has 3.6× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Italy look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Italy about 1.85×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Italy 195 per km².