Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Economy

make 37.7% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 6.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Isle of Man has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 25.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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 31.7% fewer children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 47.5 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 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, Income Tax Services, Isle of Man Government.

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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