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Italy vs Mexico

181 shared metrics.

ItalyLeads in 98

vs181 shared

MexicoLeads in 83

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Italy

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Italian Republic.

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Identity

Name origin: derivation is unclear.

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Mexico

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: United Mexican States.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: name may derive from one of the Nahuatl (Aztec) names for the capital city, Metztlixihtlico, which probably meant "the center of the moon.

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Analysis

Italy leads in 98 of 181 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 83.

Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 181.0x that of Mexico (14.38 per 100k people vs 0.08 per 100k people).

Italy's Low Life Satisfaction is 149.0x that of Mexico (4.4% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).

Italy's Long-Term Unemployment is 57.2x that of Mexico (3.3% of workforce vs 0.06% of workforce).

Italy's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 12.6x that of Mexico (0.31 per 1M people vs 0.02 per 1M people).

Italy's Researchers is 9.3x that of Mexico (2.8K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Mexico

0.08 per 100k people

Low Life SatisfactionItaly leads

Italy

4.4% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

Long-Term UnemploymentItaly leads

Italy

3.3% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleItaly leads

Italy

0.31 per 1M people

Mexico

0.02 per 1M people

ResearchersItaly leads

Italy

2.8K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

Domestic PatentsItaly leads

Italy

10.3K

Mexico

1.1K

All Metrics

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Mexico

0.08 per 100k people

18096% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

Italy

4.4% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

14901% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Italy

3.3% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

5718% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Italy

0.31 per 1M people

Mexico

0.02 per 1M people

1257% higher

Researchers

Italy

2.8K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

927% higher

Domestic Patents

Italy

10.3K

Mexico

1.1K

820% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Italy

11.95 per 1M people

Mexico

2.1 per 1M people

476% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Italy

1.4% of GDP

Mexico

0.27% of GDP

418% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Italy

$3,228.44

Mexico

$650.97

396% higher

Scientific Publications

Italy

90.6K

Mexico

21.0K

331% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Italy

57.88% of adults

Mexico

14.16% of adults

309% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Italy

20.55% of youth labor force

Mexico

5.7% of youth labor force

260% higher

Road Deaths

Italy

5.2 per 100k

Mexico

1.5 per 100k

256% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Italy

3.2 per 1k

Mexico

1.0 per 1k

220% higher

GNI Per Capita

Italy

$38,590

Mexico

$12,850

200% higher

Population Density

Italy

199.46 /km²

Mexico

66.74 /km²

199% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Italy

24.62%

Mexico

8.2%

199% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Italy

131.8% of GDP

Mexico

45.1% of GDP

192% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Italy

0.64

Mexico

0.22

190% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Italy

874.68 per 1k people

Mexico

332.08 per 1k people

163% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Italy

7.7 per 1k

Mexico

3.0 per 1k

158% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

20.93%

Mexico

8.3%

154% higher

Average Earnings

Italy

$51,018.98

Mexico

$20,422.85

150% higher

Unemployment Rate

Italy

6.8%

Mexico

2.7%

150% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Italy

$60,881.37

Mexico

$25,738.6

137% higher

Digital Payments Used

Italy

95.78% of adults

Mexico

41.39% of adults

131% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Italy

16.86%

Mexico

7.4%

128% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Italy

96.76%

Mexico

42.97%

125% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Italy

246.88 kg/person/yr

Mexico

111.87 kg/person/yr

121% higher

Job Insecurity

Italy

8.6% of earnings at risk

Mexico

4.0% of earnings at risk

114% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Italy

29.64 kg/person/yr

Mexico

13.95 kg/person/yr

112% higher

Border Neighbors

Italy

6.0

Mexico

3.0

100% higher

Homicide Rate

Mexico

Italy

0.40 per 100k

Mexico

27.4 per 100k

99% lower

Capital Elevation

Mexico

Italy

21 m

Mexico

2.2K m

99% lower

Homicide Rate

Mexico

Italy

0.57 per 100k

Mexico

24.86 per 100k

98% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Italy

53 pts

Mexico

27 pts

96% higher

Foreign Patents

Mexico

Italy

797

Mexico

15.0K

95% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Mexico

Italy

2.9 per 1k

Mexico

60.1 per 1k

95% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Italy

$38,696

Mexico

$20,013

93% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Italy

5.0K kWh/person

Mexico

2.6K kWh/person

93% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Italy

1.3K

Mexico

674

89% higher

Long Work Hours

Mexico

Italy

3.0% of employees

Mexico

25.91% of employees

88% lower

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Mexico

Italy

4.1% of population

Mexico

34.09% of population

88% lower

Forest Area

Mexico

Italy

97.3K km²

Mexico

653.1K km²

85% lower

Land Area

Mexico

Italy

295.7K km²

Mexico

1.94M km²

85% lower

Death Rate

Italy

11.2 per 1k

Mexico

6.0 per 1k

85% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Mexico

Italy

2.6% of firms

Mexico

15.82% of firms

84% lower

Informal Employment Share

Mexico

Italy

10.94% of employed people

Mexico

56.88% of employed people

81% lower

Military Spending

Italy

1.6% of GDP

Mexico

0.89% of GDP

80% higher

Inflation Rate

Mexico

Italy

1.0%

Mexico

4.7%

79% lower

Infant Mortality

Mexico

Italy

2.3 per 1k births

Mexico

10.8 per 1k births

79% lower

Tourism Revenue

Italy

$20,459,000,000

Mexico

$11,449,000,000

79% higher

Child Mortality

Mexico

Italy

2.8 per 1k births

Mexico

12.5 per 1k births

78% lower

Low-Wage Workers

Mexico

Italy

3.3% of workers

Mexico

14.53% of workers

77% lower

Air Passengers

Mexico

Italy

20.26M

Mexico

78.76M

74% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Italy

24.71% of GDP

Mexico

14.19% of GDP

74% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Italy

61 sites

Mexico

35 sites

74% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Italy

14.26% of households

Mexico

8.3% of households

73% higher

Political Corruption Index

Mexico

Italy

0.16

Mexico

0.57

73% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Italy

20 days/yr

Mexico

12 days/yr

67% higher

Official Languages Count

Mexico

Italy

1.0

Mexico

3.0

67% lower

Low Reading Skills

Mexico

Italy

12.94% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

66% lower

Low Math Skills

Mexico

Italy

12.94% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

66% lower

Low Science Skills

Mexico

Italy

12.94% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

66% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Mexico

Italy

9.6% of firms

Mexico

28.44% of firms

66% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Mexico

Italy

4.1% of male wages

Mexico

11.41% of male wages

64% lower

Median Age

Italy

47.5 years

Mexico

28.9 years

64% higher

Water Withdrawal

Mexico

Italy

33.78 B m³

Mexico

89.8 B m³

62% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Italy

34 per 100 people

Mexico

21 per 100 people

62% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Italy

4.2 per 1k

Mexico

2.6 per 1k

62% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Mexico

Italy

11.11 per 100k

Mexico

28.12 per 100k

60% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Italy

75.95%

Mexico

47.47%

60% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Italy

40.8% of adults

Mexico

25.57% of adults

60% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Italy

0.74

Mexico

0.47

59% higher

Airports

Mexico

Italy

652

Mexico

1.6K

59% lower

Irrigated Land

Mexico

Italy

24.5K km²

Mexico

59.9K km²

59% lower

Land Border Length

Mexico

Italy

1.8K km

Mexico

4.4K km

58% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Mexico

Italy

5.0 per 100k

Mexico

12 per 100k

58% lower

Financial Hardship

Mexico

Italy

18.7% of adults 16+

Mexico

43.4% of adults 16+

57% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Mexico

Italy

1.6% of firms

Mexico

3.7% of firms

57% lower

Coal Electricity Share

Mexico

Italy

1.4%

Mexico

3.0%

54% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Mexico

Italy

1.1% of GDP

Mexico

2.4% of GDP

54% lower

Unpaid Work Hours

Mexico

Italy

14.39% of adults 15-64

Mexico

30.57% of adults 15-64

53% lower

Beer Consumption

Mexico

Italy

1.8 L/person/yr

Mexico

3.8 L/person/yr

53% lower

Population

Mexico

Italy

60.92M

Mexico

130.74M

53% lower

Birth Rate

Mexico

Italy

7.1 per 1k

Mexico

14.73 per 1k

52% lower

Political Voice

Mexico

Italy

22.34% who feel heard by government

Mexico

45.46% who feel heard by government

51% lower

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Italy

5.8% of adults 16+

Mexico

3.8% of adults 16+

51% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Mexico

Italy

0.69%

Mexico

1.4%

51% lower

Youth Population (%)

Mexico

Italy

11.89%

Mexico

24.51%

51% lower

Smoking Rate

Italy

22.4%

Mexico

14.9%

50% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Italy

8.5% of GDP

Mexico

5.7% of GDP

49% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Italy

2.3K kg oil eq/person

Mexico

1.6K kg oil eq/person

47% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Italy

7.0 L/adult/yr

Mexico

4.8 L/adult/yr

46% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Mexico

Italy

16.92% of households

Mexico

29.97% of households

44% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Italy

5.1 t/person/yr

Mexico

3.5 t/person/yr

44% higher

Protected Land (%)

Italy

21.6%

Mexico

15.3%

41% higher

Low Adult Literacy

Italy

6.3% of adults

Mexico

4.5% of adults

40% higher

Obesity Rate

Mexico

Italy

21.55%

Mexico

36.09%

40% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Mexico

Italy

11.63%

Mexico

19.3%

40% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Mexico

Italy

284.78 gCO2/kWh

Mexico

474.02 gCO2/kWh

40% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Mexico

Italy

28.12% of adults

Mexico

46.1% of adults

39% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Italy

22.3% of adults

Mexico

16% of adults

39% higher

Shipping Traffic

Italy

11.58M

Mexico

8.31M

39% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Mexico

Italy

299.23 Mt CO2e

Mexico

475.99 Mt CO2e

37% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Mexico

Italy

32.25%

Mexico

50.2%

36% lower

Women in Senior Management

Mexico

Italy

25.25% of managers

Mexico

39.32% of managers

36% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Italy

8.1%

Mexico

6.0%

35% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

17.5%

Mexico

13%

35% higher

Food Waste per Person

Mexico

Italy

139 kg/person/yr

Mexico

214.72 kg/person/yr

35% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Italy

21.04% of firms

Mexico

15.65% of firms

34% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Mexico

Italy

5.4 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

7.8 vs bottom 20%

31% lower

Fertility Rate

Mexico

Italy

1.3 children/woman

Mexico

1.9 children/woman

31% lower

Earnings Inequality

Mexico

Italy

2.3 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

3.3 vs bottom 10%

30% lower

Safety at Night

Italy

62% feeling safe at night

Mexico

48% feeling safe at night

29% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Italy

88.81 per 100k

Mexico

68.68 per 100k

29% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Italy

$2,380,825,077,243.59

Mexico

$1,856,365,616,165.94

28% higher

Electricity Generation

Mexico

Italy

264.63 TWh

Mexico

361.28 TWh

27% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Italy

80.96 kg/person/yr

Mexico

64.88 kg/person/yr

25% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Mexico

Italy

38.42M

Mexico

51.13M

25% lower

Home Internet Access

Italy

88.49% of households

Mexico

71.51% of households

24% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Italy

0.76

Mexico

0.62

22% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Italy

128.69M kW

Mexico

105.59M kW

22% higher

Railway Length

Mexico

Italy

18.5K km

Mexico

23.4K km

21% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Mexico

Italy

34.3

Mexico

43.5

21% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Mexico

Italy

30.32% of GDP

Mexico

37.89% of GDP

20% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Mexico

Italy

12.92% of youth 15-24

Mexico

15.88% of youth 15-24

19% lower

Math Skills

Italy

471.26 pts

Mexico

395.03 pts

19% higher

Coastline Length

Mexico

Italy

7.6K km

Mexico

9.3K km

19% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Italy

133 per 100 people

Mexico

111.56 per 100 people

19% higher

Poverty Rate

Mexico

Italy

12.23% of population

Mexico

15% of population

18% lower

Dependency Ratio

Italy

57.52% of working-age pop.

Mexico

48.72% of working-age pop.

18% higher

Reading Skills

Italy

481.6 pts

Mexico

415.36 pts

16% higher

Science Skills

Italy

477.46 pts

Mexico

409.89 pts

16% higher

Adult Numeracy

Italy

244.56 pts

Mexico

210.14 pts

16% higher

Human Development Index

Italy

0.92

Mexico

0.79

16% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Italy

0.93

Mexico

0.80

16% higher

Water Stress (%)

Mexico

Italy

18.51%

Mexico

21.96%

16% lower

Highest Elevation

Mexico

Italy

4.7K m

Mexico

5.6K m

16% lower

Self-Rated Health

Italy

75.4% reporting good health

Mexico

65.5% reporting good health

15% higher

Life Satisfaction

Mexico

Italy

7.2 pts

Mexico

8.4 pts

15% lower

Relationship Satisfaction

Mexico

Italy

7.3 pts

Mexico

8.4 pts

14% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Mexico

Italy

36 hrs/week

Mexico

42.09 hrs/week

14% lower

Numeracy Gap

Mexico

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.9 vs bottom 10%

13% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Mexico

Italy

44.26%

Mexico

50.69%

13% lower

Urban Population (%)

Mexico

Italy

69.6%

Mexico

79.75%

13% lower

Time Satisfaction

Mexico

Italy

6.7 pts

Mexico

7.7 pts

12% lower

Chronic Pain

Italy

32% of adults 15+

Mexico

28.5% of adults 15+

12% higher

Adult Literacy

Italy

245.73 pts

Mexico

221.58 pts

11% higher

Literacy Gap

Mexico

Italy

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.8 vs bottom 10%

11% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Mexico

Italy

32.51% of GDP

Mexico

36.7% of GDP

11% lower

Life Expectancy

Italy

83.7 years

Mexico

75.1 years

11% higher

Internet Users (%)

Italy

89.22%

Mexico

81%

10% higher

Time Use Inequality

Mexico

Italy

2.1 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

2.3 vs bottom 20%

8% lower

Spirits Consumption

Mexico

Italy

0.46 L/person/yr

Mexico

0.50 L/person/yr

8% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Italy

99.88%

Mexico

92.99%

7% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Mexico

Italy

6.6 pts

Mexico

7.0 pts

6% lower

Housing Affordability

Mexico

Italy

77.43% of income

Mexico

81.24% of income

5% lower

Voter Turnout

Italy

63.79% of votes

Mexico

61.04% of votes

5% higher

Math Score Gap

Italy

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.6 vs bottom 10%

5% higher

Lack of Support

Mexico

Italy

13.3% of adults 15+

Mexico

14.04% of adults 15+

5% lower

Science Score Gap

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.6 vs bottom 10%

4% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Italy

34.2% of adults

Mexico

32.8% of adults

4% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Mexico

Italy

88.63% of adults

Mexico

92.51% of adults

4% lower

Job Strain

Italy

29.59% of employees

Mexico

28.89% of employees

2% higher

Reading Score Gap

Mexico

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.7 vs bottom 10%

2% lower

Happiness Inequality

Italy

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

1.8 vs bottom 20%

2% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Mexico

Italy

32.89%

Mexico

33.6%

2% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Mexico

Italy

14.66 µg/m³

Mexico

14.99 µg/m³

2% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Mexico

Italy

70.05% of adults 25-64

Mexico

70.94% of adults 25-64

1% lower

Air Pollution Exposure

Mexico

Italy

99.09% of population

Mexico

99.98% of population

1% lower

Time Dissatisfaction

Italy

7.8% of adults 16+

Mexico

7.7% of adults 16+

1% higher

Relationship Inequality

Italy

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

1.8 vs bottom 20%

1% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Mexico

Italy

338.0K

Mexico

341.0K

1% lower

Suicide Rate

Italy

7.0 per 100k

Mexico

7.0 per 100k

1% higher

Social Support

Italy

85.95% of adults 15+

Mexico

85.65% of adults 15+

equal

Time Zones Count

Italy

1.0 time zones

Mexico

1.0 time zones

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Italy

100%

Mexico

99.7%

equal

Education Spending (% GDP)

Italy

4.1% of GDP

Mexico

4.1% of GDP

equal

Lowest Elevation

Italy

0 m

Mexico

-10 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Italy

1.2% of GDP

Mexico

-0.4% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Italy and Mexico across 181 metrics
				Winner
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	14.38 per 100k people	0.08 per 100k people	18096% higher	Italy
Low Life Satisfaction	4.4% of adults 16+	0.03% of adults 16+	14901% higher	Italy
Long-Term Unemployment	3.3% of workforce	0.06% of workforce	5718% higher	Italy
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.31 per 1M people	0.02 per 1M people	1257% higher	Italy
Researchers	2.8K per 1M	272.32 per 1M	927% higher	Italy
Domestic Patents	10.3K	1.1K	820% higher	Italy
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	11.95 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	476% higher	Italy
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.4% of GDP	0.27% of GDP	418% higher	Italy
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,228.44	$650.97	396% higher	Italy
Scientific Publications	90.6K	21.0K	331% higher	Italy
Credit Card Ownership	57.88% of adults	14.16% of adults	309% higher	Italy
Youth Unemployment Rate	20.55% of youth labor force	5.7% of youth labor force	260% higher	Italy
Road Deaths	5.2 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	256% higher	Italy
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.2 per 1k	1.0 per 1k	220% higher	Italy
GNI Per Capita	$38,590	$12,850	200% higher	Italy
Population Density	199.46 /km²	66.74 /km²	199% higher	Italy
Elderly Population (%)	24.62%	8.2%	199% higher	Italy
Government Debt (% GDP)	131.8% of GDP	45.1% of GDP	192% higher	Italy
Liberal Democracy Index	0.64	0.22	190% higher	Italy
Vehicles per 1,000 People	874.68 per 1k people	332.08 per 1k people	163% higher	Italy
Nurses & Midwives	7.7 per 1k	3.0 per 1k	158% higher	Italy
Renewable Energy (%)	20.93%	8.3%	154% higher	Italy
Average Earnings	$51,018.98	$20,422.85	150% higher	Italy
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	2.7%	150% higher	Italy
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$60,881.37	$25,738.6	137% higher	Italy
Digital Payments Used	95.78% of adults	41.39% of adults	131% higher	Italy
Solar Electricity Share	16.86%	7.4%	128% higher	Italy
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.76%	42.97%	125% higher	Italy
Milk Consumption per Person	246.88 kg/person/yr	111.87 kg/person/yr	121% higher	Italy
Job Insecurity	8.6% of earnings at risk	4.0% of earnings at risk	114% higher	Italy
Seafood Consumption per Person	29.64 kg/person/yr	13.95 kg/person/yr	112% higher	Italy
Border Neighbors	6.0	3.0	100% higher	Italy
Homicide Rate	0.40 per 100k	27.4 per 100k	99% lower	Mexico
Capital Elevation	21 m	2.2K m	99% lower	Mexico
Homicide Rate	0.57 per 100k	24.86 per 100k	98% lower	Mexico
Corruption Perceptions Index	53 pts	27 pts	96% higher	Italy
Foreign Patents	797	15.0K	95% lower	Mexico
Teen Birth Rate	2.9 per 1k	60.1 per 1k	95% lower	Mexico
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$38,696	$20,013	93% higher	Italy
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.0K kWh/person	2.6K kWh/person	93% higher	Italy
Merchant Fleet Size	1.3K	674	89% higher	Italy
Long Work Hours	3.0% of employees	25.91% of employees	88% lower	Mexico
Extreme Temperature Exposure	4.1% of population	34.09% of population	88% lower	Mexico
Forest Area	97.3K km²	653.1K km²	85% lower	Mexico
Land Area	295.7K km²	1.94M km²	85% lower	Mexico
Death Rate	11.2 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	85% higher	Italy
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.6% of firms	15.82% of firms	84% lower	Mexico
Informal Employment Share	10.94% of employed people	56.88% of employed people	81% lower	Mexico
Military Spending	1.6% of GDP	0.89% of GDP	80% higher	Italy
Inflation Rate	1.0%	4.7%	79% lower	Mexico
Infant Mortality	2.3 per 1k births	10.8 per 1k births	79% lower	Mexico
Tourism Revenue	$20,459,000,000	$11,449,000,000	79% higher	Italy
Child Mortality	2.8 per 1k births	12.5 per 1k births	78% lower	Mexico
Low-Wage Workers	3.3% of workers	14.53% of workers	77% lower	Mexico
Air Passengers	20.26M	78.76M	74% lower	Mexico
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	24.71% of GDP	14.19% of GDP	74% higher	Italy
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	61 sites	35 sites	74% higher	Italy
Housing Cost Burden	14.26% of households	8.3% of households	73% higher	Italy
Political Corruption Index	0.16	0.57	73% lower	Mexico
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	12 days/yr	67% higher	Italy
Official Languages Count	1.0	3.0	67% lower	Mexico
Low Reading Skills	12.94% of students	38.44% of students	66% lower	Mexico
Low Math Skills	12.94% of students	38.44% of students	66% lower	Mexico
Low Science Skills	12.94% of students	38.44% of students	66% lower	Mexico
Firms Hit by Power Outages	9.6% of firms	28.44% of firms	66% lower	Mexico
Gender Pay Gap (%)	4.1% of male wages	11.41% of male wages	64% lower	Mexico
Median Age	47.5 years	28.9 years	64% higher	Italy
Water Withdrawal	33.78 B m³	89.8 B m³	62% lower	Mexico
Broadband Access (%)	34 per 100 people	21 per 100 people	62% higher	Italy
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	2.6 per 1k	62% higher	Italy
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	11.11 per 100k	28.12 per 100k	60% lower	Mexico
University Enrollment Rate	75.95%	47.47%	60% higher	Italy
Insufficient Physical Activity	40.8% of adults	25.57% of adults	60% higher	Italy
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.47	59% higher	Italy
Airports	652	1.6K	59% lower	Mexico
Irrigated Land	24.5K km²	59.9K km²	59% lower	Mexico
Land Border Length	1.8K km	4.4K km	58% lower	Mexico
Road Traffic Death Rate	5.0 per 100k	12 per 100k	58% lower	Mexico
Financial Hardship	18.7% of adults 16+	43.4% of adults 16+	57% lower	Mexico
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.6% of firms	3.7% of firms	57% lower	Mexico
Coal Electricity Share	1.4%	3.0%	54% lower	Mexico
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.1% of GDP	2.4% of GDP	54% lower	Mexico
Unpaid Work Hours	14.39% of adults 15-64	30.57% of adults 15-64	53% lower	Mexico
Beer Consumption	1.8 L/person/yr	3.8 L/person/yr	53% lower	Mexico
Population	60.92M	130.74M	53% lower	Mexico
Birth Rate	7.1 per 1k	14.73 per 1k	52% lower	Mexico
Political Voice	22.34% who feel heard by government	45.46% who feel heard by government	51% lower	Mexico
Relationship Dissatisfaction	5.8% of adults 16+	3.8% of adults 16+	51% higher	Italy
GDP Growth Rate	0.69%	1.4%	51% lower	Mexico
Youth Population (%)	11.89%	24.51%	51% lower	Mexico
Smoking Rate	22.4%	14.9%	50% higher	Italy
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	49% higher	Italy
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.3K kg oil eq/person	1.6K kg oil eq/person	47% higher	Italy
Alcohol Consumption	7.0 L/adult/yr	4.8 L/adult/yr	46% higher	Italy
Overcrowded Housing	16.92% of households	29.97% of households	44% lower	Mexico
CO2 Per Capita	5.1 t/person/yr	3.5 t/person/yr	44% higher	Italy
Protected Land (%)	21.6%	15.3%	41% higher	Italy
Low Adult Literacy	6.3% of adults	4.5% of adults	40% higher	Italy
Obesity Rate	21.55%	36.09%	40% lower	Mexico
High-Tech Exports (%)	11.63%	19.3%	40% lower	Mexico
Electricity Carbon Intensity	284.78 gCO2/kWh	474.02 gCO2/kWh	40% lower	Mexico
Low Adult Numeracy	28.12% of adults	46.1% of adults	39% lower	Mexico
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.3% of adults	16% of adults	39% higher	Italy
Shipping Traffic	11.58M	8.31M	39% higher	Italy
Total CO2 Emissions	299.23 Mt CO2e	475.99 Mt CO2e	37% lower	Mexico
Women in Parliament (%)	32.25%	50.2%	36% lower	Mexico
Women in Senior Management	25.25% of managers	39.32% of managers	36% lower	Mexico
Wind Electricity Share	8.1%	6.0%	35% higher	Italy
Renewable Energy (%)	17.5%	13%	35% higher	Italy
Food Waste per Person	139 kg/person/yr	214.72 kg/person/yr	35% lower	Mexico
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.04% of firms	15.65% of firms	34% higher	Italy
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.4 vs bottom 20%	7.8 vs bottom 20%	31% lower	Mexico
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.9 children/woman	31% lower	Mexico
Earnings Inequality	2.3 vs bottom 10%	3.3 vs bottom 10%	30% lower	Mexico
Safety at Night	62% feeling safe at night	48% feeling safe at night	29% higher	Italy
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	88.81 per 100k	68.68 per 100k	29% higher	Italy
GDP (Nominal)	$2,380,825,077,243.59	$1,856,365,616,165.94	28% higher	Italy
Electricity Generation	264.63 TWh	361.28 TWh	27% lower	Mexico
Meat Consumption per Person	80.96 kg/person/yr	64.88 kg/person/yr	25% higher	Italy
Tourist Arrivals	38.42M	51.13M	25% lower	Mexico
Home Internet Access	88.49% of households	71.51% of households	24% higher	Italy
Freedom of Expression Index	0.76	0.62	22% higher	Italy
Electric Generating Capacity	128.69M kW	105.59M kW	22% higher	Italy
Railway Length	18.5K km	23.4K km	21% lower	Mexico
Inequality (Gini)	34.3	43.5	21% lower	Mexico
Imports (% GDP)	30.32% of GDP	37.89% of GDP	20% lower	Mexico
Youth NEET Rate	12.92% of youth 15-24	15.88% of youth 15-24	19% lower	Mexico
Math Skills	471.26 pts	395.03 pts	19% higher	Italy
Coastline Length	7.6K km	9.3K km	19% lower	Mexico
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	133 per 100 people	111.56 per 100 people	19% higher	Italy
Poverty Rate	12.23% of population	15% of population	18% lower	Mexico
Dependency Ratio	57.52% of working-age pop.	48.72% of working-age pop.	18% higher	Italy
Reading Skills	481.6 pts	415.36 pts	16% higher	Italy
Science Skills	477.46 pts	409.89 pts	16% higher	Italy
Adult Numeracy	244.56 pts	210.14 pts	16% higher	Italy
Human Development Index	0.92	0.79	16% higher	Italy
Women's Political Empowerment	0.93	0.80	16% higher	Italy
Water Stress (%)	18.51%	21.96%	16% lower	Mexico
Highest Elevation	4.7K m	5.6K m	16% lower	Mexico
Self-Rated Health	75.4% reporting good health	65.5% reporting good health	15% higher	Italy
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	8.4 pts	15% lower	Mexico
Relationship Satisfaction	7.3 pts	8.4 pts	14% lower	Mexico
Average Weekly Work Hours	36 hrs/week	42.09 hrs/week	14% lower	Mexico
Numeracy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.9 vs bottom 10%	13% lower	Mexico
Agricultural Land (%)	44.26%	50.69%	13% lower	Mexico
Urban Population (%)	69.6%	79.75%	13% lower	Mexico
Time Satisfaction	6.7 pts	7.7 pts	12% lower	Mexico
Chronic Pain	32% of adults 15+	28.5% of adults 15+	12% higher	Italy
Adult Literacy	245.73 pts	221.58 pts	11% higher	Italy
Literacy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	11% lower	Mexico
Exports (% GDP)	32.51% of GDP	36.7% of GDP	11% lower	Mexico
Life Expectancy	83.7 years	75.1 years	11% higher	Italy
Internet Users (%)	89.22%	81%	10% higher	Italy
Time Use Inequality	2.1 vs bottom 20%	2.3 vs bottom 20%	8% lower	Mexico
Spirits Consumption	0.46 L/person/yr	0.50 L/person/yr	8% lower	Mexico
Sanitation Access (%)	99.88%	92.99%	7% higher	Italy
Life Evaluation Score	6.6 pts	7.0 pts	6% lower	Mexico
Housing Affordability	77.43% of income	81.24% of income	5% lower	Mexico
Voter Turnout	63.79% of votes	61.04% of votes	5% higher	Italy
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	5% higher	Italy
Lack of Support	13.3% of adults 15+	14.04% of adults 15+	5% lower	Mexico
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	4% higher	Italy
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	32.8% of adults	4% higher	Italy
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.63% of adults	92.51% of adults	4% lower	Mexico
Job Strain	29.59% of employees	28.89% of employees	2% higher	Italy
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Mexico
Happiness Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	2% higher	Italy
Forest Coverage (%)	32.89%	33.6%	2% lower	Mexico
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.66 µg/m³	14.99 µg/m³	2% lower	Mexico
Employment Rate (%)	70.05% of adults 25-64	70.94% of adults 25-64	1% lower	Mexico
Air Pollution Exposure	99.09% of population	99.98% of population	1% lower	Mexico
Time Dissatisfaction	7.8% of adults 16+	7.7% of adults 16+	1% higher	Italy
Relationship Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1% higher	Italy
Armed Forces Personnel	338.0K	341.0K	1% lower	Mexico
Suicide Rate	7.0 per 100k	7.0 per 100k	1% higher	Italy
Social Support	85.95% of adults 15+	85.65% of adults 15+	equal	Italy
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Italy
Electricity Access (%)	100%	99.7%	equal	Italy
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	4.1% of GDP	equal	Italy
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-10 m	ranked higher	Italy
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.2% of GDP	-0.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Italy

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Analysis

Italy leads in 98 of 181 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 83.

Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 181.0x that of Mexico (14.38 per 100k people vs 0.08 per 100k people).

Italy's Low Life Satisfaction is 149.0x that of Mexico (4.4% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).

Italy's Long-Term Unemployment is 57.2x that of Mexico (3.3% of workforce vs 0.06% of workforce).

Italy's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 12.6x that of Mexico (0.31 per 1M people vs 0.02 per 1M people).

Italy's Researchers is 9.3x that of Mexico (2.8K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Mexico

0.08 per 100k people

Low Life SatisfactionItaly leads

Italy

4.4% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

Long-Term UnemploymentItaly leads

Italy

3.3% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleItaly leads

Italy

0.31 per 1M people

Mexico

0.02 per 1M people

ResearchersItaly leads

Italy

2.8K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

Domestic PatentsItaly leads

Italy

10.3K

Mexico

1.1K

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

14.38 per 100k people

0.08 per 100k people

Low Life Satisfaction

4.4% of adults 16+

0.03% of adults 16+

Long-Term Unemployment

3.3% of workforce

0.06% of workforce

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.31 per 1M people

0.02 per 1M people

Researchers

2.8K per 1M

272.32 per 1M

Domestic Patents

10.3K

1.1K

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

11.95 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.4% of GDP

0.27% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,228.44

$650.97

Scientific Publications

90.6K

21.0K

Credit Card Ownership

57.88% of adults

14.16% of adults

Youth Unemployment Rate

20.55% of youth labor force

5.7% of youth labor force

Road Deaths

5.2 per 100k

1.5 per 100k

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.2 per 1k

1.0 per 1k

GNI Per Capita

$38,590

$12,850

Population Density

199.46 /km²

66.74 /km²

Elderly Population (%)

24.62%

8.2%

Government Debt (% GDP)

131.8% of GDP

45.1% of GDP

Liberal Democracy Index

0.64

0.22

Vehicles per 1,000 People

874.68 per 1k people

332.08 per 1k people

Nurses & Midwives

7.7 per 1k

3.0 per 1k

Renewable Energy (%)

20.93%

8.3%

Average Earnings

$51,018.98

$20,422.85

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

2.7%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$60,881.37

$25,738.6

Digital Payments Used

95.78% of adults

41.39% of adults

Solar Electricity Share

16.86%

7.4%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

96.76%

42.97%

Milk Consumption per Person

246.88 kg/person/yr

111.87 kg/person/yr

Job Insecurity

8.6% of earnings at risk

4.0% of earnings at risk

Seafood Consumption per Person

29.64 kg/person/yr

13.95 kg/person/yr

Border Neighbors

6.0

3.0

Homicide Rate

0.40 per 100k

27.4 per 100k

Capital Elevation

21 m

2.2K m

Homicide Rate

0.57 per 100k

24.86 per 100k

Corruption Perceptions Index

53 pts

27 pts

Foreign Patents

797

15.0K

Teen Birth Rate

2.9 per 1k

60.1 per 1k

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$38,696

$20,013

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.0K kWh/person

2.6K kWh/person

Merchant Fleet Size

1.3K

674

Long Work Hours

3.0% of employees

25.91% of employees

Extreme Temperature Exposure

4.1% of population

34.09% of population

Forest Area

97.3K km²

653.1K km²

Land Area

295.7K km²

1.94M km²

Death Rate

11.2 per 1k

6.0 per 1k

Firms Asked for Bribes

2.6% of firms

15.82% of firms

Informal Employment Share

10.94% of employed people

56.88% of employed people

Military Spending

1.6% of GDP

0.89% of GDP

Inflation Rate

1.0%

4.7%

Infant Mortality

2.3 per 1k births

10.8 per 1k births

Tourism Revenue

$20,459,000,000

$11,449,000,000

Child Mortality

2.8 per 1k births

12.5 per 1k births

Low-Wage Workers

3.3% of workers

14.53% of workers

Air Passengers

20.26M

78.76M

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

24.71% of GDP

14.19% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

61 sites

35 sites

Housing Cost Burden

14.26% of households

8.3% of households

Political Corruption Index

0.16

0.57

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

12 days/yr

Official Languages Count

1.0

3.0

Low Reading Skills

12.94% of students

38.44% of students

Low Math Skills

12.94% of students

38.44% of students

Low Science Skills

12.94% of students

38.44% of students

Firms Hit by Power Outages

9.6% of firms

28.44% of firms

Gender Pay Gap (%)

4.1% of male wages

11.41% of male wages

Median Age

47.5 years

28.9 years

Water Withdrawal

33.78 B m³

89.8 B m³

Broadband Access (%)

34 per 100 people

21 per 100 people

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.2 per 1k

2.6 per 1k

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

11.11 per 100k

28.12 per 100k

University Enrollment Rate

75.95%

47.47%

Insufficient Physical Activity

40.8% of adults

25.57% of adults

Electoral Democracy Index

0.74

0.47

Airports

652

1.6K

Irrigated Land

24.5K km²

59.9K km²

Land Border Length

1.8K km

4.4K km

Road Traffic Death Rate

5.0 per 100k

12 per 100k

Financial Hardship

18.7% of adults 16+

43.4% of adults 16+

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.6% of firms

3.7% of firms

Coal Electricity Share

1.4%

3.0%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.1% of GDP

2.4% of GDP

Unpaid Work Hours

14.39% of adults 15-64

30.57% of adults 15-64

Beer Consumption

1.8 L/person/yr

3.8 L/person/yr

Population

60.92M

130.74M

Birth Rate

7.1 per 1k

14.73 per 1k

Political Voice

22.34% who feel heard by government

45.46% who feel heard by government

Relationship Dissatisfaction

5.8% of adults 16+

3.8% of adults 16+

GDP Growth Rate

0.69%

1.4%

Youth Population (%)

11.89%

24.51%

Smoking Rate

22.4%

14.9%

Health Spending (% GDP)

8.5% of GDP

5.7% of GDP

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.3K kg oil eq/person

1.6K kg oil eq/person

Alcohol Consumption

7.0 L/adult/yr

4.8 L/adult/yr

Overcrowded Housing

16.92% of households

29.97% of households

CO2 Per Capita

5.1 t/person/yr

3.5 t/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

21.6%

15.3%

Low Adult Literacy

6.3% of adults

4.5% of adults

Obesity Rate

21.55%

36.09%

High-Tech Exports (%)

11.63%

19.3%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

284.78 gCO2/kWh

474.02 gCO2/kWh

Low Adult Numeracy

28.12% of adults

46.1% of adults

Tobacco Use Prevalence

22.3% of adults

16% of adults

Shipping Traffic

11.58M

8.31M

Total CO2 Emissions

299.23 Mt CO2e

475.99 Mt CO2e

Women in Parliament (%)

32.25%

50.2%

Women in Senior Management

25.25% of managers

39.32% of managers

Wind Electricity Share

8.1%

6.0%

Renewable Energy (%)

17.5%

13%

Food Waste per Person

139 kg/person/yr

214.72 kg/person/yr

Firms with Female Top Manager

21.04% of firms

15.65% of firms

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.4 vs bottom 20%

7.8 vs bottom 20%

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

1.9 children/woman

Earnings Inequality

2.3 vs bottom 10%

3.3 vs bottom 10%

Safety at Night

62% feeling safe at night

48% feeling safe at night

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

88.81 per 100k

68.68 per 100k

GDP (Nominal)

$2,380,825,077,243.59

$1,856,365,616,165.94

Electricity Generation

264.63 TWh

361.28 TWh

Meat Consumption per Person

80.96 kg/person/yr

64.88 kg/person/yr

Tourist Arrivals

38.42M

51.13M

Home Internet Access

88.49% of households

71.51% of households

Freedom of Expression Index

0.76

0.62

Electric Generating Capacity

128.69M kW

105.59M kW

Railway Length

18.5K km

23.4K km

Inequality (Gini)

34.3

43.5

Imports (% GDP)

30.32% of GDP

37.89% of GDP

Youth NEET Rate

12.92% of youth 15-24

15.88% of youth 15-24

Math Skills

471.26 pts

395.03 pts

Coastline Length

7.6K km

9.3K km

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

133 per 100 people

111.56 per 100 people

Poverty Rate

12.23% of population

15% of population

Dependency Ratio

57.52% of working-age pop.

48.72% of working-age pop.

Reading Skills

481.6 pts

415.36 pts

Science Skills

477.46 pts

409.89 pts

Adult Numeracy

244.56 pts

210.14 pts

Human Development Index

0.92

0.79

Women's Political Empowerment

0.93

0.80

Water Stress (%)

18.51%

21.96%

Highest Elevation

4.7K m

5.6K m

Self-Rated Health

75.4% reporting good health

65.5% reporting good health

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

8.4 pts

Relationship Satisfaction

7.3 pts

8.4 pts

Average Weekly Work Hours

36 hrs/week

42.09 hrs/week

Numeracy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Agricultural Land (%)

44.26%

50.69%

Urban Population (%)

69.6%

79.75%

Time Satisfaction

6.7 pts

7.7 pts

Chronic Pain

32% of adults 15+

28.5% of adults 15+

Adult Literacy

245.73 pts

221.58 pts

Literacy Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Exports (% GDP)

32.51% of GDP

36.7% of GDP

Life Expectancy

83.7 years

75.1 years

Internet Users (%)

89.22%

81%

Time Use Inequality

2.1 vs bottom 20%

2.3 vs bottom 20%

Spirits Consumption

0.46 L/person/yr

0.50 L/person/yr

Sanitation Access (%)

99.88%

92.99%

Life Evaluation Score

6.6 pts

7.0 pts

Housing Affordability

77.43% of income

81.24% of income

Voter Turnout

63.79% of votes

61.04% of votes

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Lack of Support

13.3% of adults 15+

14.04% of adults 15+

Science Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

32.8% of adults

Can Raise Emergency Money

88.63% of adults

92.51% of adults

Job Strain

29.59% of employees

28.89% of employees

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Happiness Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Forest Coverage (%)

32.89%

33.6%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

14.66 µg/m³

14.99 µg/m³

Employment Rate (%)

70.05% of adults 25-64

70.94% of adults 25-64

Air Pollution Exposure

99.09% of population

99.98% of population

Time Dissatisfaction

7.8% of adults 16+

7.7% of adults 16+

Relationship Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Armed Forces Personnel

338.0K

341.0K

Suicide Rate

7.0 per 100k

Social Support

85.95% of adults 15+

85.65% of adults 15+

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

Electricity Access (%)

100%

99.7%

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.1% of GDP

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-10 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

1.2% of GDP

-0.4% of GDP