Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Chad, you would:

Health

be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Italy, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 24.2 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 58 years (56 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.6 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2017, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $38,200 as of 2017.

be 36.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Italy, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2012.

pay a 18.7% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 99.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 1140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 4.4 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 95.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 68.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.

have 79.9% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 41.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 11.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2016.

be 11.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 6.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Italy, about 74.4% do as of 2018.

be 79.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access (87% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 31.0% more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Italy spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, General Inspectorate of Finance.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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