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

Health

be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 22.9 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 20.6% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.0 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 65.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

pay a 47.9% higher top tax rate

Swaziland 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 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.2% more likely to be literate

In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 92.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 68.2% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 21.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 27.1% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 14.0% less on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.7% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency.

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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