California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Italy is a country located in Southern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Italy regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Italy?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Italy is 116,350 sq mi. California is bigger than Italy by 47,346 sq mi. California is around 1.41 times bigger than Italy.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Italy: 116,350 sq mi ( 301,340 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Italy as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 60,306,199.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Italy.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Italy is Rome.
Official Languages
California: English
Italy: Italian
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Italy: Italian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Italy: IT
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Italy as of 2019: 0.892
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Italy Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Italy:
43° 0′ 0″ N, 12° 0′ 0″ E
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