Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 27.74% the size of Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~62.4 million people (52.4 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Italy compared to United Arab Emirates. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. Italy using our country comparison tool.