Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 17.0 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 65.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 23.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
be 24.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Botswana, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
pay a 95.2% higher top tax rate
Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.1% more likely to be literate
In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.
be 87.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 63.8% fewer children
In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 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 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.6% less on education
Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.8% more on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.2% 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, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Italian Revenue Agency.
Italy: At a glance
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