Italy vs Tunisia
Italy is 85% larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Italy about 1.8 times.
ItalyTunisiaItaly moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.85×
Italy is 1.85× the area of Tunisia.
| Italy | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Italy is 85% larger than Tunisia. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Italy?
- About 1.8 times: Italy has 1.85× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Italy and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 12,348,573. Density: Italy 195 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².