Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Somalia, you would:

Health

live 26.9 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 35.1 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 63.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

Life

be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 96.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 81.0% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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 14.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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