Italy vs Vatican City
Italy is 616,465 times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into Italy about 616465 times.
ItalyVatican CityItaly moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
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Italy is 616,465× the area of Vatican City.
 Italy |  Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaItaly: 616,465× the area | 302,068 km²#72 of 194 | 0.49 km²#194 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 6 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationItaly: 66,798× the population | 58,915,656#25 of 194 · 2025 | 882#194 of 194 · 2024 |
| DensityVatican City: 9.23× the density | 195 / km²#51 of 194 | 1,800 / km²#5 of 194 |
| Urban population | 70%#75 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.18 per woman#179 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | −0.06%#158 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 6.3 per 1,000#188 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 11.0 per 1,000#27 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 11.7%#188 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 25.1%#3 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +1.3 per 1,000#44 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 84.0 years#8 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 2.3 per 1,000 births#175 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 4.19 per 1,000#26 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 75.9%#37 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.915#28 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $42,080#25 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $2.55T2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $62,803#30 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +0.5%#168 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +1.5%#128 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 6.4%#67 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.9%#88 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 34.3#76 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 3.3% of jobs#145 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 26.4% of jobs#31 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 70.2% of jobs#51 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 0.0% of GDP#162 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 32.2% of GDP#92 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 1.9% of GDP#70 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 89%#61 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 133 per 100#45 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 32% of land#99 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 5.08 t a year#48 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 17.5%#116 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 14.3 µg/m³#121 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 21.5% of land#75 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 23.5% of land#43 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 29.8%#54 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 832 mm#104 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.46#72 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.58#54 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Absolute monarchyecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy" |
| Member of | EU, NATO, Euro area, Schengen Area, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Rome | Vatican City |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Italian | Latin, Italian |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +39 | +379 |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe | Southern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Yes. Italy is 616,465 times larger than Vatican City. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Vatican City covers 0.49 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into Italy?
- About 616465 times: Italy has 616,465× the area of Vatican City.
- Why do Italy and Vatican City 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 Vatican City about 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 882. Density: Italy 195 per km², Vatican City 1,800 per km².
- What kind of government do Italy and Vatican City have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Italy: parliamentary republic; Vatican City: absolute monarchy.