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the European Union and Italy

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the European Union

Italy

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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the European Union
Italy

People

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

Money and work

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

Family and home

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

Health and daily life

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

Education

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

Public spending

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

Country and infrastructure

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

Environment

Renewable energy5.7 points
26.2%
20.5%

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.

the European Union

Italy

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

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

Frequently asked: the European Union and Italy

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

    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: the European Union or Italy?

    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 government owes more: the European Union or Italy?

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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: the European Union or Italy?

    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 are more children born per woman: the European Union or Italy?

    The gap is 13.6%: the European Union 1.34, Italy 1.18. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. demo_find · 2024. 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.