Italy vs Spain
Spain is 68% larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Spain about 1.7 times.
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0.6×
Italy is 0.6× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 1.68× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Madrid |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- No. Italy is 40% smaller than Spain. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Spain?
- About 1.7 times: Spain has 1.68× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 49,355,143. Density: Italy 195 per km², Spain 98 per km².