Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 11.3% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Italy, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2012.
pay a 28.4% higher top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 22.4% less likely to have internet access
In South Korea, approximately 95.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Italy, about 74.4% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% less on education
South Korea spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Italy spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 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 Service, South Korea.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to South Korea? See an in-depth size comparison.