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title: "Israel vs Italy — area, population, currency"
description: "Israel is 21,937 km² with 10,122,800 people; Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/israel-vs-italy/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Israel vs Italy

**Israel vs Italy: Italy is larger; Italy has more people**

21,937 km² vs 301,340 km² · 10,122,800 vs 58,915,656

Italy is 14 times larger than Israel — 301,340 against 21,937 km². Italy is 5.8 times more populous than Israel — 58,915,656 against 10,122,800 people.

## Side by side

|  | Israel | Italy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Rome |
| Area | 21,937 km² | 301,340 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 (2025) | 58,915,656 (2025) |
| Density | 461.4 /km² | 195.5 /km² |
| Currency | Israeli new shekel (ILS) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Arabic, Hebrew | Italian |
| Time zones | UTC+02:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +972 | +39 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | IL / ISR | IT / ITA |

## Population density

Israel is 2.4 times more densely populated than Italy — 461 against 196 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Israeli new shekel and the Euro.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## Israel

The Dead Sea shore is the lowest exposed land on Earth, about 430 m below sea level, and the water is around ten times saltier than the ocean. Israel recycles a higher share of its wastewater than any other country — roughly 85 percent — and most drinking water now comes from Mediterranean desalination.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Israel bigger than Italy?

Italy is larger — 301,340 km² against 21,937 km².

### Which has more people, Israel or Italy?

Italy, with 58,915,656 against 10,122,800.

### What is the time difference between Israel and Italy?

Israel is UTC+02:00 and Italy is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]