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Italy
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Rome
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old84.0years
Ranks 11 of 217 in 2024
12% above world median · 5% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old2.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 14 of 196 in 2024
82% below world median · 31% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old6per 100,000 live births
Ranks 28 of 194 in 2023
87% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old8.44% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
12% below world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.18births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2019 · 7 years old99.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 7 of 56 in 2019
7% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 56 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old103.6% gross
Ranks 48 of 166 in 2023
4% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old4.07% of GDP
Ranks 81 of 164 in 2022
about the same world median · 10% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old43,309current US$
Ranks 26 of 186 in 2025
4.5× above world median · 56% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old62,803international $
Ranks 30 of 185 in 2025
2.1× above world median · 23% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.9% of population
Ranks 29 of 57 in 2023
about the same world median · 1.3× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old34.3index, 0–100
Ranks 31 of 57 in 2023
about the same world median · 10% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old6.4% of labour force
Ranks 117 of 182 in 2025
26% above world median · 15% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
50% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.61% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
about the same world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old96.8% of population
Ranks 43 of 148 in 2024
20% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old89.2% of population
Ranks 62 of 182 in 2024
9% above world median · 3% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old5.08t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
99% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old58.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
8.0× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Italy has no figure in this dataset for Child stunting. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.