Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 4.6 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 12.8% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 24.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.7% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.4% more on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 74.5% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, National Tax Agency Japan.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.