Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 15.4 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 5.1 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.4 times more money

India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.

be 16.2% more likely to be unemployed

In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.

pay a 37.3% higher top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.3% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 58.7% fewer children

In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 62.8% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 22.9% more on education

India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.

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

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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