Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 31.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.9% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 91.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 43.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.1% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.