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

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 21.3 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.9 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 49.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.

pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 89.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.0% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 94.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 79.0% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 67.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 36.4% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 8.6 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 8.9 times more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.

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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