Italy
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Identity
Formal name: Italian Republic.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: derivation is unclear.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Italy vs Russia
128 shared metrics.
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Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Russia leads in 66 of 128 shared metrics, while Italy leads in 62.
Italy's Solar Electricity Share is 69.3x that of Russia (16.86% vs 0.24%).
Italy's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 29.5x that of Russia (11.95 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).
Italy's Wind Electricity Share is 25.2x that of Russia (8.1% vs 0.31%).
Italy's Population Density is 21.7x that of Russia (199.46 /km² vs 8.8 /km²).
Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 12.5x that of Russia (14.38 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareItaly leads
Italy
16.86%
Russia
0.24%
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleItaly leads
Italy
11.95 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
Wind Electricity ShareItaly leads
Italy
8.1%
Russia
0.31%
Population DensityItaly leads
Italy
199.46 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads
Italy
14.38 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
Water Stress (%)Italy leads
Italy
18.51%
Russia
1.5%
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
ItalyItaly
16.86%
Russia
0.24%
6925% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ItalyItaly
11.95 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
2948% higher
Wind Electricity Share
ItalyItaly
8.1%
Russia
0.31%
2516% higher
Population Density
ItalyItaly
199.46 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
2171% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ItalyItaly
14.38 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
1248% higher
Water Stress (%)
ItalyItaly
18.51%
Russia
1.5%
1131% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ItalyItaly
0.64
Russia
0.06
1046% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ItalyItaly
0.76
Russia
0.08
845% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
131.8% of GDP
Russia
18.5% of GDP
612% higher
Tourist Arrivals
ItalyItaly
38.42M
Russia
6.36M
504% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyItaly
17.5%
Russia
3.5%
400% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ItalyItaly
0.74
Russia
0.17
338% higher
Tourism Revenue
ItalyItaly
$20,459,000,000
Russia
$4,961,000,000
312% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyItaly
20.93%
Russia
6.0%
249% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ItalyItaly
44.26%
Russia
13.17%
236% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ItalyItaly
$3,228.44
Russia
$1,078.23
199% higher
Shipping Traffic
ItalyItaly
11.58M
Russia
3.91M
196% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ItalyItaly
20.55% of youth labor force
Russia
7.6% of youth labor force
170% higher
Unemployment Rate
ItalyItaly
6.8%
Russia
2.5%
168% higher
GNI Per Capita
ItalyItaly
$38,590
Russia
$15,320
152% higher
Food Waste per Person
ItalyItaly
139 kg/person/yr
Russia
55.52 kg/person/yr
150% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ItalyItaly
53 pts
Russia
22 pts
141% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ItalyItaly
874.68 per 1k people
Russia
372.47 per 1k people
135% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ItalyItaly
40.8% of adults
Russia
17.66% of adults
131% higher
Credit Card Ownership
ItalyItaly
57.88% of adults
Russia
25.08% of adults
131% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
24.71% of GDP
Russia
12.07% of GDP
105% higher
Forest Area
RussiaItaly
97.3K km²
Russia
8.15M km²
99% lower
Land Area
RussiaItaly
295.7K km²
Russia
16.38M km²
98% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ItalyItaly
32.25%
Russia
16.44%
96% higher
Foreign Patents
RussiaItaly
797
Russia
11.4K
93% lower
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaItaly
1.4%
Russia
18.4%
92% lower
Homicide Rate
RussiaItaly
0.57 per 100k
Russia
6.8 per 100k
92% lower
Land Border Length
RussiaItaly
1.8K km
Russia
22.4K km
92% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaItaly
2.6% of firms
Russia
26.8% of firms
90% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaItaly
1.6% of firms
Russia
16.58% of firms
90% lower
Protected Land (%)
ItalyItaly
21.6%
Russia
11.5%
88% higher
Inflation Rate
RussiaItaly
1.0%
Russia
8.4%
88% lower
Capital Elevation
RussiaItaly
21 m
Russia
156 m
87% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaItaly
0.46 L/person/yr
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
86% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaItaly
299.23 Mt CO2e
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
85% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaItaly
0.69%
Russia
4.3%
84% lower
Political Corruption Index
RussiaItaly
0.16
Russia
0.78
80% lower
Air Passengers
RussiaItaly
20.26M
Russia
98.87M
80% lower
Coastline Length
RussiaItaly
7.6K km
Russia
37.7K km
80% lower
Railway Network
RussiaItaly
17.3K km
Russia
85.5K km
80% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ItalyItaly
61 sites
Russia
34 sites
79% higher
Railway Length
RussiaItaly
18.5K km
Russia
85.5K km
78% lower
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaItaly
2.9 per 1k
Russia
12.97 per 1k
78% lower
Electricity Generation
RussiaItaly
264.63 TWh
Russia
1.2K TWh
78% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaItaly
338.0K
Russia
1.45M
77% lower
Military Spending
RussiaItaly
1.6% of GDP
Russia
7.1% of GDP
77% lower
Imports (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
30.32% of GDP
Russia
17.59% of GDP
72% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ItalyItaly
0.93
Russia
0.55
70% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ItalyItaly
0.31 per 1M people
Russia
0.19 per 1M people
68% higher
Suicide Rate
RussiaItaly
7.0 per 100k
Russia
21.37 per 100k
67% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaItaly
5.1 t/person/yr
Russia
12.29 t/person/yr
59% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaItaly
2.3K kg oil eq/person
Russia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
59% lower
Population
RussiaItaly
60.92M
Russia
140.13M
57% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaItaly
128.69M kW
Russia
301.93M kW
57% lower
Border Neighbors
RussiaItaly
6.0
Russia
14
57% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaItaly
1.3K
Russia
2.9K
56% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaItaly
3.2 per 1k
Russia
7.0 per 1k
54% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaItaly
5.0 per 100k
Russia
10.6 per 100k
53% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ItalyItaly
246.88 kg/person/yr
Russia
163.57 kg/person/yr
51% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
1.4% of GDP
Russia
0.93% of GDP
50% higher
Water Withdrawal
RussiaItaly
33.78 B m³
Russia
64.82 B m³
48% lower
Exports (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
32.51% of GDP
Russia
21.92% of GDP
48% higher
Domestic Patents
RussiaItaly
10.3K
Russia
19.6K
47% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ItalyItaly
24.62%
Russia
17.18%
43% higher
Irrigated Land
RussiaItaly
24.5K km²
Russia
43.0K km²
43% lower
Informal Employment Share
RussiaItaly
10.94% of employed people
Russia
19.23% of employed people
43% lower
Beer Consumption
RussiaItaly
1.8 L/person/yr
Russia
3.1 L/person/yr
41% lower
Women in Senior Management
RussiaItaly
25.25% of managers
Russia
41.72% of managers
39% lower
Child Mortality
RussiaItaly
2.8 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
38% lower
Infant Mortality
RussiaItaly
2.3 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
38% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaItaly
284.78 gCO2/kWh
Russia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
37% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
RussiaItaly
9.6% of firms
Russia
15.15% of firms
37% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
ItalyItaly
29.64 kg/person/yr
Russia
21.76 kg/person/yr
36% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaItaly
32.89%
Russia
49.78%
34% lower
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaItaly
7.0 L/adult/yr
Russia
10.53 L/adult/yr
34% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ItalyItaly
34 per 100 people
Russia
25.82 per 100 people
32% higher
Youth Population (%)
RussiaItaly
11.89%
Russia
17.28%
31% lower
Airports
RussiaItaly
652
Russia
938
30% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaItaly
5.0K kWh/person
Russia
7.2K kWh/person
30% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ItalyItaly
14.66 µg/m³
Russia
11.27 µg/m³
30% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaItaly
20 days/yr
Russia
28 days/yr
29% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaItaly
133 per 100 people
Russia
186 per 100 people
28% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ItalyItaly
$60,881.37
Russia
$47,404.96
28% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaItaly
88.81 per 100k
Russia
121.42 per 100k
27% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
ItalyItaly
96.76%
Russia
76.26%
27% higher
University Enrollment Rate
ItalyItaly
75.95%
Russia
60.39%
26% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RussiaItaly
1.2% of GDP
Russia
1.6% of GDP
25% lower
Nurses & Midwives
ItalyItaly
7.7 per 1k
Russia
6.2 per 1k
24% higher
Obesity Rate
RussiaItaly
21.55%
Russia
28.05%
23% lower
Smoking Rate
RussiaItaly
22.4%
Russia
29.2%
23% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaItaly
34.2% of adults
Russia
44.3% of adults
23% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
8.5% of GDP
Russia
6.9% of GDP
23% higher
Median Age
ItalyItaly
47.5 years
Russia
39.5 years
20% higher
Death Rate
RussiaItaly
11.2 per 1k
Russia
13.93 per 1k
20% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
ItalyItaly
11.63%
Russia
9.7%
20% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaItaly
4.2 per 1k
Russia
5.1 per 1k
18% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaItaly
22.3% of adults
Russia
26.5% of adults
16% lower
Fertility Rate
RussiaItaly
1.3 children/woman
Russia
1.5 children/woman
16% lower
Highest Elevation
RussiaItaly
4.7K m
Russia
5.6K m
16% lower
Birth Rate
RussiaItaly
7.1 per 1k
Russia
8.3 per 1k
14% lower
Life Expectancy
ItalyItaly
83.7 years
Russia
73.3 years
14% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ItalyItaly
6.6 pts
Russia
5.8 pts
13% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaItaly
21.04% of firms
Russia
24.25% of firms
13% lower
Human Development Index
ItalyItaly
0.92
Russia
0.83
10% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ItalyItaly
$2,380,825,077,243.59
Russia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
10% higher
Digital Payments Used
ItalyItaly
95.78% of adults
Russia
87.42% of adults
10% higher
Dependency Ratio
ItalyItaly
57.52% of working-age pop.
Russia
52.57% of working-age pop.
9% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaItaly
80.96 kg/person/yr
Russia
87.81 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaItaly
36 hrs/week
Russia
38.99 hrs/week
8% lower
Scientific Publications
ItalyItaly
90.6K
Russia
84.3K
8% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ItalyItaly
99.88%
Russia
92.22%
8% higher
Urban Population (%)
RussiaItaly
69.6%
Russia
75.11%
7% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaItaly
88.63% of adults
Russia
95.61% of adults
7% lower
Internet Users (%)
RussiaItaly
89.22%
Russia
94.36%
5% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ItalyItaly
34.3
Russia
33
4% higher
Researchers
ItalyItaly
2.8K per 1M
Russia
2.7K per 1M
4% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
RussiaItaly
4.1% of GDP
Russia
4.2% of GDP
2% lower
Time Zones Count
ItalyItaly
1.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
equal
Electricity Access (%)
ItalyItaly
100%
Russia
100%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
ItalyItaly
99.8%
Russia
99.6%
equal
Lowest Elevation
ItalyItaly
0 m
Russia
-28 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ItalyItaly
1.0
Russia
1.0
equal
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
1.1% of GDP
Russia
-0.44% of GDP
ranked higher
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