Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.8 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 16.0% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.4 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.

be 19.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.

be 54.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.

pay a 62.7% higher top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.1% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 57.9% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 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 55.6% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 26.5% more on education

Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 8.4 times more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency.

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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