Israel vs Italy
Italy is 14.5 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Italy about 15 times.
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Israel is 0.07× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 14.5× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Rome |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Italy?
- No. Israel is 14.5 times smaller than Italy. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Italy?
- About 15 times: Italy has 14.5× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Italy look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Italy 195 per km².