Quality of life comparison

be 48.2% less likely to be obese

In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Italy, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 15.0 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 94.5% less money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 3.8 times more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 91.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.4% less likely to be literate

In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 11.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Italy, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 56.0% less likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Italy, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 34.9% less on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 72.9% less on healthcare

Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.9% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.