Greece vs Italy
Italy is 2.29 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Italy about 2.3 times.
GreeceItalyGreece moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
0.44×
Greece is 0.44× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 2.29× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Rome |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Italy?
- No. Greece is 2.29 times smaller than Italy. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Italy?
- About 2.3 times: Italy has 2.29× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Italy look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Italy 195 per km².