If you lived in Italy instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 12.5 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 16.2% higher top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 54.5% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 90.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 74.7% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 5.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.8 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 47.5% more coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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