If you lived in San Marino instead of Italy, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 10.5% more doctors per person

Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. San Marino has 46.3 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 38.2% more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.

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Life

be 47.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 33.3% fewer children

In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 28.7% less on education

Italy spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 21.7% less on healthcare

Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 18.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 12.6% more home broadband

Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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