Svalbard is about 4.9 times smaller than Italy.

Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 20.59% the size of Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (61.1 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
This to-scale comparison of Italy vs. Svalbard uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

Share this