Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.1 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 19.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 40.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 51.0% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 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 11.9% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.7 times more coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka 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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