Sicily is an island of the country of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Massachusetts is one of the states of the country of the United States of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sicily and Massachusetts regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sicily bigger than Massachusetts?
The total area of Sicily is 25,711 sq km, and the total area of Massachusetts is 27,337 sq km. Sicily is smaller than Massachusetts by 1,626 sq km. Sicily is around 1.06 times smaller than Massachusetts.
Area of Sicily: 9,927 sq mi ( 25,711 km2 )
Area of Massachusetts: 10,565 sq mi ( 27,337 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Sicily as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5 Million.
Based on the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Massachusetts as of 2019 was estimated to be around 6.893 million.
Here is some more data comparison between Sicily and Massachusetts.
The capital city of Sicily is Palermo, and the capital city of Massachusetts is Boston.
Official Languages
Sicily: Italian
Massachusetts: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Sicily as of 2018: 0.838
HDI of Massachusetts as of 2018: 0.956
Sicily Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Massachusetts Timezone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sicily:
37° 30′ 0″ N, 14° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Massachusetts:
42° 15′ 34.56″ N, 71° 48′ 29.88″ W
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