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Italy

At a glance

  • Italy has a population of about 58.9M; its total GDP of $2.6T ranks #9 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 302,070 km² is about 1.5× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • International tourist arrivals stands out most against the median: 38.4M — rank #6 of 162 countries with data.

Where Italy stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Italy at 58.9M, rank #25, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Italy · 58.9M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Italy at $2.6T, rank #9, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Italy · $2.6T

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Italy at $43,309, rank #23, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Italy · $43,309

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Italy at 84.0 years, rank #5, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Italy · 84.0 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Italy: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 58.9M (2025) +3% #25 / 169 median 11.5M · 5.1×
Population growth -0.1% (2025) −132% #142 / 169 N/A
Urban population share 69.7% (2025) +3% #68 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.1×
Population aged 65+ 25.1% (2025) +34% #3 / 169 median 7.4% · 3.4×
Fertility rate 1.2 (2024) −7% #160 / 169 median 2.1 · 56%
Birth rate 6.3‰ (2024) −33% #165 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 39%
Death rate 11.0‰ (2024) +12% #23 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.5×
Net migration 75.4K (2025) −66% #19 / 169 N/A
Surface area 302,070 km² (2023) #73 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 1.5×
Population density derived 195/km² (2025) +3% #32 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 2.6×
Economy
GDP (total) $2.6T (2025) +99% #9 / 168 median $80.7B · 32×
GDP per capita $43,309 (2025) +93% #23 / 168 median $6,834 · 6.3×
GNI per capita $42,080 (2025) +102% #22 / 168 median $6,350 · 6.6×
GDP growth (annual) 0.5% (2025) +100% #148 / 168 median 3.1% · 18%
Inflation rate 1.5% (2025) −38% #122 / 162 median 3.3% · 46%
Unemployment rate 6.4% (2025) −31% #64 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.2×
Gini index 34.3 (2023) −1% #82 / 153 median 35.3 · 97%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 0.9% (2023) −47% #99 / 153 median 2.5% · 36%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 32.2% (2025) +33% #88 / 163 median 35.0% · 92%
Imports share of GDP 30.3% (2025) +29% #110 / 163 median 40.2% · 75%
Agriculture share of GDP 2.1% (2025) −13% #132 / 168 median 7.2% · 29%
Manufacturing share of GDP 15.0% (2025) −11% #39 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.3×
International tourist arrivals 38.4M (2020) −40% #6 / 162 median 1.1M · 34×
Tourism receipts $20.5B (2020) −27% #9 / 165 median $705M · 29×
Health & education
Life expectancy 84.0 years (2024) +5% #5 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 2.3‰ (2024) −47% #153 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 18%
Under-five mortality 2.7‰ (2024) −47% #155 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 17%
DPT immunization 94.0% (2024) +1% #59 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) −31% #52 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.5×
Health spending share of GDP 8.4% (2024) +8% #45 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.3×
Secondary school enrollment 100.7% (2023) +2% #46 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Education spending share of GDP 4.1% (2022) −8% #88 / 165 median 4.1% · 98%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.915 (2023) +6% #26 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.2×
Internet users 89.2% (2024) +218% #53 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.1×
Mobile subscriptions 132.6 per 100 (2024) +40% #40 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 31.8 per 100 (2024) +2047% #40 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 2.6×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #35 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 5.1 t (2024) −37% #46 / 165 median 2.6 t · 1.9×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 299 Mt (2024) −35% #18 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 14×
Renewable electricity share 41.0% (2021) +109% #70 / 169 median 34.1% · 1.2×
Renewable energy consumption 17.5% (2021) +213% #109 / 169 median 26.9% · 65%
Forest area 32.9% (2023) +14% #80 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.0×
Agricultural land 44.3% (2023) −14% #76 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.1×
Arable land 24.0% (2023) −15% #38 / 168 median 11.0% · 2.2×
PM2.5 exposure 14.3 µg/m³ (2023) −45% #119 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 72%
Military spending 1.6% (2024) −5% #83 / 157 median 1.8% · 89%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Italy's true-shape outline

Italy's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 302,070 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).