Italy vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 49% larger than Italy.

ItalyUzbekistanItaly moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Italy is 0.67× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.49× the size of Italy.
ItalyUzbekistan
Area302,068 km²448,978 km²
Population58,915,65637,053,428
Density195 / km²83 / km²
CapitalRomeTashkent
RegionSouthern EuropeCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours65

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Italy is 33% smaller than Uzbekistan. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Italy fit into Uzbekistan?
About 1.5 times: Uzbekistan has 1.49× the area of Italy.
Why do Italy and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
Italy: 58,915,656 people against 37,053,428. Density: Italy 195 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².