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

Health

live 9.3 years longer

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 60.8% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 3.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.

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have 23.5% more access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Italy scores 84 as of 2021.

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have 25.7% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.

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be 37.1% more likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 47.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.

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make 4.5 times more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.

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be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

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Life

be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 69.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 44.2% fewer children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.0% more on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 24.5 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 60.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 51.9% more electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Italy uses 5,137 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 7.1 times more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 78.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.9% more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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