Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
San Marino fits inside Italy 5,035 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · San Marino: 60 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · San Marino: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 4,009 m above San Marino’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · San Marino: 739 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 1,727 times as many people as San Marino.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · San Marino: 34,109 (2025)
How crowded is it?
San Marino is 2.9 times as densely populated as Italy.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · San Marino: 568 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · San Marino: no data
How tall are the women?
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · San Marino: no data
How old is the typical person?
Italy and San Marino are practically level.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · San Marino: 47.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Italy have 0.0 more children on average than in San Marino.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · San Marino: 1.16 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 23% in San Marino.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · San Marino: 23.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · San Marino: no data
How many official languages?
Italy and San Marino are practically level.
Italy: 1 (2026) · San Marino: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 1,259 times the size of San Marino’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · San Marino: $2.03 billion (2023)
How much is produced per person?
San Marino produces 25% more per person than Italy.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · San Marino: Int$78,810 (2023)
How evenly is income shared?
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · San Marino: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · San Marino: no data
How much goes to the military?
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · San Marino: no data
How expensive is it?
San Marino’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Italy’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · San Marino: 76% (2023)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
San Marino spends 15% more on health per person than Italy.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · San Marino: $3,924 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in San Marino live 1.9 years longer than in Italy.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · San Marino: 85.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Italy is 92% more likely to die before turning one than in San Marino.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · San Marino: 1.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
San Marino has 10% more doctors per person than Italy.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · San Marino: 4.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · San Marino: no data
How many adults smoke?
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · San Marino: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · San Marino: no data
How much do people drink?
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · San Marino: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · San Marino: no data
How much food is there per day?
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · San Marino: no data
How long do people work?
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · San Marino: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in San Marino went to school 0.53 years longer than in Italy.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · San Marino: 11.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
San Marino welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Italy (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · San Marino: 3.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in San Marino are online, versus 89% in Italy.
Italy: 89% (2024) · San Marino: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and San Marino are practically level.
Italy: 100% (2024) · San Marino: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
97% of people in San Marino live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.
Italy: 70% (2025) · San Marino: 97% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, San Marino 120.
Italy: 133 (2024) · San Marino: 120 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · San Marino: no data
How much do they fly?
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · San Marino: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 17% of San Marino.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · San Marino: 16.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · San Marino: no data
How green is the power grid?
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · San Marino: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Italy carries 18% more fine dust than in San Marino.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · San Marino: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · San Marino: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in San Marino are 18% deadlier than in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · San Marino: 5.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · San Marino: no data
How much rain falls?
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · San Marino: no data
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than San Marino?
Italy is larger. San Marino fits inside Italy 5,035 times.
Which has more people, Italy or San Marino?
Italy has 1,727 times as many people as San Marino (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or San Marino?
People in San Marino live 1.9 years longer than in Italy. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 85.8 in San Marino.
