Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.2 years longer

In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 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 4.9 times more likely to be obese

In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.1 times more money

Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 26.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Nepal, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.

be 20.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

Life

be 97.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nepal, approximately 174.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.3% more likely to be literate

In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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 59.5% fewer children

In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nepal, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 44.2% more likely to have internet access

In Nepal, approximately 52.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 84.6% more on healthcare

Nepal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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