Matchup file

Italy vs Saudi Arabia

119 shared metrics.

ItalyLeads in 76

vs119 shared

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 43

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Italy

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Identity

Formal name: Italian Republic.

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Identity

Name origin: derivation is unclear.

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Saudi Arabia

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Identity

Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.

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Analysis

Italy leads in 76 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 43.

Italy's Renewable Energy (%) is 174.0x that of Saudi Arabia (17.5% vs 0.10%).

Italy's Forest Coverage (%) is 71.4x that of Saudi Arabia (32.89% vs 0.45%).

Italy's Electoral Democracy Index is 45.6x that of Saudi Arabia (0.74 vs 0.02).

Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 45.1x that of Saudi Arabia (14.38 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).

Italy's Renewable Energy (%) is 27.7x that of Saudi Arabia (20.93% vs 0.73%).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Italy leads

Italy

17.5%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Forest Coverage (%)Italy leads

Italy

32.89%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

Electoral Democracy IndexItaly leads

Italy

0.74

Saudi Arabia

0.02

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)Italy leads

Italy

20.93%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

Wind Electricity ShareItaly leads

Italy

8.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

All Metrics

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

17.5%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

17400% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Italy

32.89%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

7138% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Italy

0.74

Saudi Arabia

0.02

4556% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

4507% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

20.93%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

2774% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Italy

8.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

2217% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Italy

11.63%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

2038% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Italy

9.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

1338% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Italy

0.64

Saudi Arabia

0.05

1266% higher

Population Density

Italy

199.46 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

1172% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Italy

21.04% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

1096% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Italy

131.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

906% higher

Forest Area

Italy

97.3K km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

896% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Italy

16.86%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

831% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Italy

24.62%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

735% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Italy

0.76

Saudi Arabia

0.09

722% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Italy

61 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

663% higher

Suicide Rate

Italy

7.0 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

636% higher

Domestic Patents

Italy

10.3K

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

635% higher

Airports

Italy

652

Saudi Arabia

633% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Italy

874.68 per 1k people

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

293% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Italy

11.95 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

270% higher

Scientific Publications

Italy

90.6K

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

251% higher

Tourism Revenue

Italy

$20,459,000,000

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

243% higher

Railway Length

Italy

18.5K km

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

241% higher

Irrigated Land

Italy

24.5K km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

223% higher

Death Rate

Italy

11.2 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

219% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Italy

24.71% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

202% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Italy

246.88 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

195% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Italy

1.3K

Saudi Arabia

433

195% higher

Coastline Length

Italy

7.6K km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

188% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Italy

0.93

Saudi Arabia

0.35

168% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Italy

29.64 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

161% higher

Researchers

Italy

2.8K per 1M

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

149% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Italy

1.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

146% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Italy

20.55% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

105% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Italy

$3,228.44

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

103% higher

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

18.51%

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

98% lower

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Italy

21 m

Saudi Arabia

612 m

97% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Italy

$2,380,825,077,243.59

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

92% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Italy

57.88% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

92% higher

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Italy

295.7K km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

86% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Italy

8.5% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

84% higher

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.6% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

78% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Italy

5.1 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

75% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

74% lower

Unemployment Rate

Italy

6.8%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

74% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

73% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

5.0 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

73% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

14.66 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

72% lower

Foreign Patents

Saudi Arabia

Italy

797

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

69% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2.3K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

69% lower

Population

Italy

60.92M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

67% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

0.69%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

65% lower

Median Age

Italy

47.5 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

62% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Italy

32.25%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

62% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

Italy

284.78 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

59% lower

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

Italy

20.26M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

58% lower

Highest Elevation

Italy

4.7K m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

58% higher

Dependency Ratio

Italy

57.52% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

57% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

5.0K kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

57% lower

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.8K km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

57% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Italy

1.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

56% higher

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2.8 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

55% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

Italy

299.23 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

54% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Italy

88.81 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

53% higher

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2.3 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

53% lower

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

Italy

0.16

Saudi Arabia

0.33

52% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Italy

22.3% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

52% higher

Time Zones Count

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

50% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Italy

80.96 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

50% higher

Smoking Rate

Italy

22.4%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

50% higher

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

11.89%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

50% lower

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

21.55%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

48% lower

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

7.1 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

47% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

44.26%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

45% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Italy

3.2 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

45% higher

Water Withdrawal

Italy

33.78 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

44% higher

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

Italy

264.63 TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

42% lower

Inflation Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.0%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

41% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Italy

7.7 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

40% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.1% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

34% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

1.3 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

31% lower

Digital Payments Used

Italy

95.78% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

26% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

Italy

40.8% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

25% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

34 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

23% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Italy

4.2 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

23% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Italy

338.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

20% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

4.1% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

20% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Italy

30.32% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

19% higher

Urban Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

69.6%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

18% lower

Protected Land (%)

Italy

21.6%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

17% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

133 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

16% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

$60,881.37

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

15% lower

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Italy

6.0

Saudi Arabia

7.0

14% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Italy

32.51% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

12% higher

Shipping Traffic

Italy

11.58M

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

11% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

Italy

89.22%

Saudi Arabia

100%

11% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Italy

75.95%

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

9% lower

GNI Per Capita

Italy

$38,590

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

8% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

Italy

88.63% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

8% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Italy

128.69M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

8% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Saudi Arabia

Italy

53 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

7% lower

Food Waste per Person

Saudi Arabia

Italy

139 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

7% lower

Life Expectancy

Italy

83.7 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

6% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

Italy

20 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

5% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

Italy

6.6 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

4% lower

Human Development Index

Italy

0.92

Saudi Arabia

0.90

2% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Italy

99.88%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

2% higher

Beer Consumption

Italy

1.8 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Italy

0.46 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

Italy

1.4%

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Italy

34.2% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Italy

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Italy

7.0 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Italy

0.31 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Italy

0 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Italy

1.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Italy

1.2% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Italy and Saudi Arabia across 119 metrics
				Winner
Renewable Energy (%)	17.5%	0.10%	17400% higher	Italy
Forest Coverage (%)	32.89%	0.45%	7138% higher	Italy
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.02	4556% higher	Italy
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	14.38 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	4507% higher	Italy
Renewable Energy (%)	20.93%	0.73%	2774% higher	Italy
Wind Electricity Share	8.1%	0.35%	2217% higher	Italy
High-Tech Exports (%)	11.63%	0.54%	2038% higher	Italy
Firms Hit by Power Outages	9.6% of firms	0.67% of firms	1338% higher	Italy
Liberal Democracy Index	0.64	0.05	1266% higher	Italy
Population Density	199.46 /km²	15.68 /km²	1172% higher	Italy
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.04% of firms	1.8% of firms	1096% higher	Italy
Government Debt (% GDP)	131.8% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	906% higher	Italy
Forest Area	97.3K km²	9.8K km²	896% higher	Italy
Solar Electricity Share	16.86%	1.8%	831% higher	Italy
Elderly Population (%)	24.62%	3.0%	735% higher	Italy
Freedom of Expression Index	0.76	0.09	722% higher	Italy
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	61 sites	8.0 sites	663% higher	Italy
Suicide Rate	7.0 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	636% higher	Italy
Domestic Patents	10.3K	1.4K	635% higher	Italy
Airports	652	89	633% higher	Italy
Vehicles per 1,000 People	874.68 per 1k people	222.77 per 1k people	293% higher	Italy
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	11.95 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	270% higher	Italy
Scientific Publications	90.6K	25.8K	251% higher	Italy
Tourism Revenue	$20,459,000,000	$5,960,000,000	243% higher	Italy
Railway Length	18.5K km	5.4K km	241% higher	Italy
Irrigated Land	24.5K km²	7.6K km²	223% higher	Italy
Death Rate	11.2 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	219% higher	Italy
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	24.71% of GDP	8.2% of GDP	202% higher	Italy
Milk Consumption per Person	246.88 kg/person/yr	83.65 kg/person/yr	195% higher	Italy
Merchant Fleet Size	1.3K	433	195% higher	Italy
Coastline Length	7.6K km	2.6K km	188% higher	Italy
Women's Political Empowerment	0.93	0.35	168% higher	Italy
Seafood Consumption per Person	29.64 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	161% higher	Italy
Researchers	2.8K per 1M	1.1K per 1M	149% higher	Italy
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.4% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	146% higher	Italy
Youth Unemployment Rate	20.55% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	105% higher	Italy
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,228.44	$1,593.37	103% higher	Italy
Water Stress (%)	18.51%	974.17%	98% lower	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	21 m	612 m	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP (Nominal)	$2,380,825,077,243.59	$1,239,804,533,333.33	92% higher	Italy
Credit Card Ownership	57.88% of adults	30.13% of adults	92% higher	Italy
Land Area	295.7K km²	2.15M km²	86% lower	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	84% higher	Italy
Military Spending	1.6% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	78% lower	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	5.1 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	75% lower	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	2.9 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	74% lower	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	3.9%	74% higher	Italy
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.6% of firms	9.5% of firms	73% lower	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	5.0 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	73% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.66 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	72% lower	Saudi Arabia
Foreign Patents	797	2.6K	69% lower	Saudi Arabia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.3K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	69% lower	Saudi Arabia
Population	60.92M	36.54M	67% higher	Italy
GDP Growth Rate	0.69%	2.0%	65% lower	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	47.5 years	29.2 years	62% higher	Italy
Women in Parliament (%)	32.25%	19.87%	62% higher	Italy
Electricity Carbon Intensity	284.78 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	59% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Passengers	20.26M	47.98M	58% lower	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	4.7K m	3.0K m	58% higher	Italy
Dependency Ratio	57.52% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	57% higher	Italy
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.0K kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	57% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	1.8K km	4.3K km	57% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.6% of firms	1.0% of firms	56% higher	Italy
Child Mortality	2.8 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	55% lower	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	299.23 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	54% lower	Saudi Arabia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	88.81 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	53% higher	Italy
Infant Mortality	2.3 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	53% lower	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.16	0.33	52% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.3% of adults	14.7% of adults	52% higher	Italy
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	80.96 kg/person/yr	54.13 kg/person/yr	50% higher	Italy
Smoking Rate	22.4%	14.9%	50% higher	Italy
Youth Population (%)	11.89%	23.82%	50% lower	Saudi Arabia
Obesity Rate	21.55%	41.11%	48% lower	Saudi Arabia
Birth Rate	7.1 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	47% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	44.26%	80.77%	45% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.2 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	45% higher	Italy
Water Withdrawal	33.78 B m³	23.38 B m³	44% higher	Italy
Electricity Generation	264.63 TWh	454.64 TWh	42% lower	Saudi Arabia
Inflation Rate	1.0%	1.7%	41% lower	Saudi Arabia
Nurses & Midwives	7.7 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	40% higher	Italy
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.1% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	34% lower	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	31% lower	Saudi Arabia
Digital Payments Used	95.78% of adults	75.72% of adults	26% higher	Italy
Insufficient Physical Activity	40.8% of adults	54.13% of adults	25% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	34 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	23% higher	Italy
Armed Forces Personnel	338.0K	282.0K	20% higher	Italy
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	20% lower	Saudi Arabia
Imports (% GDP)	30.32% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	19% higher	Italy
Urban Population (%)	69.6%	84.46%	18% lower	Saudi Arabia
Protected Land (%)	21.6%	18.5%	17% higher	Italy
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	133 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	16% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$60,881.37	$71,375.37	15% lower	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	6.0	7.0	14% lower	Saudi Arabia
Exports (% GDP)	32.51% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	12% higher	Italy
Shipping Traffic	11.58M	10.46M	11% higher	Italy
Internet Users (%)	89.22%	100%	11% lower	Saudi Arabia
University Enrollment Rate	75.95%	83.88%	9% lower	Saudi Arabia
GNI Per Capita	$38,590	$35,630	8% higher	Italy
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.63% of adults	95.89% of adults	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	128.69M kW	119.62M kW	8% higher	Italy
Corruption Perceptions Index	53 pts	57 pts	7% lower	Saudi Arabia
Food Waste per Person	139 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	7% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	83.7 years	78.7 years	6% higher	Italy
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	21 days/yr	5% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Evaluation Score	6.6 pts	6.8 pts	4% lower	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.92	0.90	2% higher	Italy
Sanitation Access (%)	99.88%	97.61%	2% higher	Italy
Beer Consumption	1.8 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Italy
Spirits Consumption	0.46 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Italy
Coal Electricity Share	1.4%	0%	ranked higher	Italy
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	34.2% of adults	equal	Italy
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Italy
Alcohol Consumption	7.0 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Italy
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.31 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Italy
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Italy
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Italy
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.2% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Italy

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Analysis

Italy leads in 76 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 43.

Italy's Renewable Energy (%) is 174.0x that of Saudi Arabia (17.5% vs 0.10%).

Italy's Forest Coverage (%) is 71.4x that of Saudi Arabia (32.89% vs 0.45%).

Italy's Electoral Democracy Index is 45.6x that of Saudi Arabia (0.74 vs 0.02).

Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 45.1x that of Saudi Arabia (14.38 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).

Italy's Renewable Energy (%) is 27.7x that of Saudi Arabia (20.93% vs 0.73%).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Italy leads

Italy

17.5%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Forest Coverage (%)Italy leads

Italy

32.89%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

Electoral Democracy IndexItaly leads

Italy

0.74

Saudi Arabia

0.02

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)Italy leads

Italy

20.93%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

Wind Electricity ShareItaly leads

Italy

8.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Renewable Energy (%)

17.5%

0.10%

Forest Coverage (%)

32.89%

0.45%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.74

0.02

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

14.38 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)

20.93%

0.73%

Wind Electricity Share

8.1%

0.35%

High-Tech Exports (%)

11.63%

0.54%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

9.6% of firms

0.67% of firms

Liberal Democracy Index

0.64

0.05

Population Density

199.46 /km²

15.68 /km²

Firms with Female Top Manager

21.04% of firms

1.8% of firms

Government Debt (% GDP)

131.8% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Forest Area

97.3K km²

9.8K km²

Solar Electricity Share

16.86%

1.8%

Elderly Population (%)

24.62%

3.0%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.76

0.09

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

61 sites

8.0 sites

Suicide Rate

7.0 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Domestic Patents

10.3K

1.4K

Airports

652

Vehicles per 1,000 People

874.68 per 1k people

222.77 per 1k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

11.95 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people

Scientific Publications

90.6K

25.8K

Tourism Revenue

$20,459,000,000

$5,960,000,000

Railway Length

18.5K km

5.4K km

Irrigated Land

24.5K km²

7.6K km²

Death Rate

11.2 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

24.71% of GDP

8.2% of GDP

Milk Consumption per Person

246.88 kg/person/yr

83.65 kg/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

1.3K

433

Coastline Length

7.6K km

2.6K km

Women's Political Empowerment

0.93

0.35

Seafood Consumption per Person

29.64 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Researchers

2.8K per 1M

1.1K per 1M

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.4% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Youth Unemployment Rate

20.55% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,228.44

$1,593.37

Water Stress (%)

18.51%

974.17%

Capital Elevation

21 m

612 m

GDP (Nominal)

$2,380,825,077,243.59

$1,239,804,533,333.33

Credit Card Ownership

57.88% of adults

30.13% of adults

Land Area

295.7K km²

2.15M km²

Health Spending (% GDP)

8.5% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Military Spending

1.6% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

CO2 Per Capita

5.1 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

Teen Birth Rate

2.9 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

3.9%

Firms Asked for Bribes

2.6% of firms

9.5% of firms

Road Traffic Death Rate

5.0 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

14.66 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

Foreign Patents

797

2.6K

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.3K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Population

60.92M

36.54M

GDP Growth Rate

0.69%

2.0%

Median Age

47.5 years

29.2 years

Women in Parliament (%)

32.25%

19.87%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

284.78 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Air Passengers

20.26M

47.98M

Highest Elevation

4.7K m

3.0K m

Dependency Ratio

57.52% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.0K kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

Land Border Length

1.8K km

4.3K km

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.6% of firms

1.0% of firms

Child Mortality

2.8 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Total CO2 Emissions

299.23 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

88.81 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

Infant Mortality

2.3 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

Political Corruption Index

0.16

0.33

Tobacco Use Prevalence

22.3% of adults

14.7% of adults

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Meat Consumption per Person

80.96 kg/person/yr

54.13 kg/person/yr

Smoking Rate

22.4%

14.9%

Youth Population (%)

11.89%

23.82%

Obesity Rate

21.55%

41.11%

Birth Rate

7.1 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

Agricultural Land (%)

44.26%

80.77%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.2 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Water Withdrawal

33.78 B m³

23.38 B m³

Electricity Generation

264.63 TWh

454.64 TWh

Inflation Rate

1.0%

1.7%

Nurses & Midwives

7.7 per 1k

5.5 per 1k

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.1% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Digital Payments Used

95.78% of adults

75.72% of adults

Insufficient Physical Activity

40.8% of adults

54.13% of adults

Broadband Access (%)

34 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.2 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Armed Forces Personnel

338.0K

282.0K

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.1% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

30.32% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

69.6%

84.46%

Protected Land (%)

21.6%

18.5%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

133 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$60,881.37

$71,375.37

Border Neighbors

6.0

7.0

Exports (% GDP)

32.51% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

Shipping Traffic

11.58M

10.46M

Internet Users (%)

89.22%

100%

University Enrollment Rate

75.95%

83.88%

GNI Per Capita

$38,590

$35,630

Can Raise Emergency Money

88.63% of adults

95.89% of adults

Electric Generating Capacity

128.69M kW

119.62M kW

Corruption Perceptions Index

53 pts

57 pts

Food Waste per Person

139 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

Life Expectancy

83.7 years

78.7 years

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

21 days/yr

Life Evaluation Score

6.6 pts

6.8 pts

Human Development Index

0.92

0.90

Sanitation Access (%)

99.88%

97.61%

Beer Consumption

1.8 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0.46 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

1.4%

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

7.0 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.31 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

1.2% of GDP

-3% of GDP