Sicily is an island of the country of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Rome is the capital city of Italy located in the Lazio region of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sicily and Rome regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sicily bigger than Rome?
The total area of Sicily is 25,711 sq km, and the total area of Rome is 1,285 sq km. Sicily is bigger than Rome by 24,426 sq km. Sicily is around 20 times bigger than Rome.
Area of Sicily: 9,927 sq mi ( 25,711 km2 )
Area of Rome: 496.3 sq mi ( 1,285 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 Eurostat data, the total population of Rome as of 2017 was estimated to be around 2.873 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Sicily and Rome.
Official Languages
Sicily: Italian
Rome: Italian
Human Development Index
HDI of Sicily as of 2018: 0.838
HDI of Rome as of 2018: 0.904
Sicily Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Rome Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Sicily and Rome are in the same time zones.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sicily:
37° 30′ 0″ N, 14° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Rome:
41° 53′ 0″ N, 12° 30′ 0″ E
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