Quality of life comparison

be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 17.3 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 29.7% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

make 3.4 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.

be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.

be 21.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.

be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 87.8% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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.

have 62.6% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 36.8% less on education

South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 2.7 times more coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.