Country size comparison
compared to
Italy is about 1.2 times bigger than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, making Italy 24% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (6.7 million fewer people live in Italy).
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