Side by side
The European Union and Italy
The same question asked twice. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide.
Age
Sex
| Figure | 🇪🇺 European Union | 🇮🇹 Italy | European Union vs Italy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median agetypical, country-wide | 44.9 years | 49.1 years | -8.6% |
| Net income a yeartypical, country-wide | €22,939 | €22,062 | +4.0% |
| People at homeaverage, country-wide | 2.3 | 2.2 | +4.5% |
| Hours worked a weekaverage, country-wide | 37.3 hours | 37.3 hours | 0.0% |
| Life expectancyaverage, country-wide | 81.5 years | 83.7 years | -2.6% |
| With a degree, 25 to 34average, country-wide | 36.9% | 22.3% | +65.5% |
| Own their homeaverage, country-wide | 68.5% | 77.1% | -11.2% |
| Public spending eachaverage, country-wide | €19,707 | €18,808 | +4.8% |
Where €100 of public spending goes
European UnionItaly
- General public services€12.37€15.36
- Defence€3.01€2.55
- Public order and safety€3.54€3.52
- Economic affairs€10.77€10.13
- Environmental protection€1.68€1.79
- Housing and community€1.50€1.53
- Health€15.01€13.17
- Recreation and culture€2.41€1.69
- Education€9.71€8.04
- Social protection€40.00€42.21
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.