Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 11.2% more likely to be obese

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.

be 18.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

pay a 4.9 times higher top tax rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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 13.4% fewer children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 380.0 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 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, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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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