Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate

Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

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Life

be 22.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 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.

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have 31.1% fewer children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 21.9% less likely to have internet access

In Liechtenstein, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

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

Compare further: Liechtenstein vs. Italy

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Italy is 30.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Liechtenstein is about 1,883 times smaller than Italy.
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Moving from Liechtenstein to Italy · OECD 2023
1 people moved from Liechtenstein to Italy.
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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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