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Italy and the European Union

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Italy

the European Union

The widest gap is With a degree: the European Union 36.9% against Italy 22.3%, 14.6 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Italy
the European Union

People

Median age4.2 years
49.1 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth2.2 years
83.7 years
81.5 years
People7.65×
58.9m
450.6m
People per square kilometre80.1%
198 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population0.0 points
51.0%
51.0%
Born abroad2.6 points
11.8%
14.4%
Born outside the EU1.3 points
9.1%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person4.0%
€22,062
€22,939
Average net income3.8%
€25,011
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker7.8%
€27,788
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker9.0%
€40,056
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 648.5 points
67.6%
76.1%
Out of work0.1 points
6.1%
6.0%
Hours worked a week
37.3 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty2.3 points
18.6%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income2.7 points
5.0%
7.7%
GDP per person8.8%
€38,310
€41,700

Family and home

People at home4.5%
2.2
2.3
Households with children0.6 points
28.1%
28.7%
Children per woman13.6%
1.18
1.34
Own their home8.6 points
77.1%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds62.8%
312 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors54.0%
575 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree14.6 points
22.3%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people8.2%
39.2 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them4.8%
€18,808
€19,707
Tax raised per person2.2%
€16,554
€16,198
Government debt55.4 points
137.1%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area13.99×
302,073 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density15.4%
56.7 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density36.2%
25.4 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people21.4%
709 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.7 points
94.1%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident34.9%
9.08
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy5.7 points
20.5%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Italy

the European Union

Function
Italy
the European Union
15.4%
12.4%
2.6%
3.0%
3.5%
3.5%
10.1%
10.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
13.2%
15.0%
1.7%
2.4%
8.0%
9.7%
42.2%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Italy and the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 13.99×: the European Union 4,225,104, Italy 302,073. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 7.65×: the European Union 450.6m, Italy 58.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which is more crowded: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 80.1%: Italy 198, the European Union 110. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Which government owes more: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 55.4 points: Italy 137.1%, the European Union 81.7%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 62.8%: the European Union 507, Italy 312. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where do more adults hold a degree: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 14.6 points: the European Union 36.9%, Italy 22.3%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.7 points: the European Union 7.7%, Italy 5.0%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 54.0%: Italy 575, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_phys · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where does more energy come from renewables: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 5.7 points: the European Union 26.2%, Italy 20.5%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more people own their home: Italy or the European Union?

    The gap is 8.6 points: Italy 77.1%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.