Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 35.4% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 47.9% higher top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 43.7% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 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 21.9% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.3% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 49.8% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.

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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