Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 15.1 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 16.4% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 21.1 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 55.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 58.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate

Yemen 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 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.5% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.

be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 69.7% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.0 times more coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax 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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