Italy vs Malta
Italy is 956 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Italy about 956 times.
ItalyMaltaItaly moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Italy is 956× the area of Malta.
| Italy | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 579,704 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Valletta |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× its true area; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Italy bigger than Malta?
- Yes. Italy is 956 times larger than Malta. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Italy?
- About 956 times: Italy has 956× the area of Malta.
- Why do Italy and Malta look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× its true area there and Malta about 1.52×. 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, Italy or Malta?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 579,704. Density: Italy 195 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².