Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of North Korea, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In North Korea, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.9 times more money
North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In North Korea, 25.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In North Korea, approximately 89.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.8% less likely to die during infancy
In North Korea, approximately 22.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 51.1% fewer children
In North Korea, there are approximately 14.2 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 3.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In North Korea, approximately 26% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
North Korea has a total of 2,495 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
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