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Italy vs South Korea

176 shared metrics.

ItalyLeads in 92

vs176 shared

South KoreaLeads in 84

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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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South Korea

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Korea.

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Identity

Name origin: derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.

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Analysis

Italy leads in 92 of 176 shared metrics, while South Korea leads in 84.

Italy's Long-Term Unemployment is 173.8x that of South Korea (3.3% of workforce vs 0.02% of workforce).

Italy's Firms Asked for Bribes is 145.4x that of South Korea (2.6% of firms vs 0.02% of firms).

Italy's Tourist Arrivals is 14.3x that of South Korea (38.42M vs 2.52M).

Italy's Wind Electricity Share is 13.0x that of South Korea (8.1% vs 0.58%).

Italy's Milk Consumption per Person is 7.5x that of South Korea (246.88 kg/person/yr vs 29.05 kg/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Long-Term UnemploymentItaly leads

Italy

3.3% of workforce

South Korea

0.02% of workforce

Firms Asked for BribesItaly leads

Italy

2.6% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

Tourist ArrivalsItaly leads

Italy

38.42M

South Korea

2.52M

Wind Electricity ShareItaly leads

Italy

8.1%

South Korea

0.58%

Milk Consumption per PersonItaly leads

Italy

246.88 kg/person/yr

South Korea

29.05 kg/person/yr

Land Border LengthItaly leads

Italy

1.8K km

South Korea

237 km

All Metrics

Long-Term Unemployment

Italy

3.3% of workforce

South Korea

0.02% of workforce

17384% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Italy

2.6% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

14540% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Italy

38.42M

South Korea

2.52M

1425% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Italy

8.1%

South Korea

0.58%

1298% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Italy

246.88 kg/person/yr

South Korea

29.05 kg/person/yr

750% higher

Land Border Length

Italy

1.8K km

South Korea

237 km

675% higher

Airports

Italy

652

South Korea

609% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Italy

14.38 per 100k people

South Korea

2.2 per 100k people

561% higher

Border Neighbors

Italy

6.0

South Korea

1.0

500% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Italy

0.31 per 1M people

South Korea

0.06 per 1M people

438% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Italy

2.9 per 1k

South Korea

0.54 per 1k

431% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

17.5%

South Korea

3.6%

386% higher

Railway Length

Italy

18.5K km

South Korea

4.0K km

364% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Italy

20.93%

South Korea

4.7%

341% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Italy

16.92% of households

South Korea

4.0% of households

326% higher

Gender Gap in Work

Italy

88.99 min/day

South Korea

21.92 min/day

306% higher

Railway Network

Italy

17.3K km

South Korea

4.3K km

302% higher

Low Adult Literacy

Italy

6.3% of adults

South Korea

1.7% of adults

279% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Italy

61 sites

South Korea

17 sites

259% higher

Obesity Rate

Italy

21.55%

South Korea

6.7%

220% higher

Coastline Length

Italy

7.6K km

South Korea

2.4K km

215% higher

Irrigated Land

Italy

24.5K km²

South Korea

7.8K km²

214% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Italy

20.55% of youth labor force

South Korea

6.7% of youth labor force

207% higher

Land Area

Italy

295.7K km²

South Korea

97.6K km²

203% higher

Job Insecurity

Italy

8.6% of earnings at risk

South Korea

2.9% of earnings at risk

193% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Italy

16.86%

South Korea

6.0%

179% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Italy

44.26%

South Korea

16.07%

175% higher

Spirits Consumption

Italy

0.46 L/person/yr

South Korea

0.17 L/person/yr

163% higher

Unemployment Rate

Italy

6.8%

South Korea

2.6%

160% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Italy

131.8% of GDP

South Korea

52.3% of GDP

152% higher

Highest Elevation

Italy

4.7K m

South Korea

1.9K m

143% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Italy

11.95 per 1M people

South Korea

5.4 per 1M people

122% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Italy

9.6% of firms

South Korea

4.7% of firms

105% higher

Foreign Patents

South Korea

Italy

797

South Korea

51.8K

98% lower

Coal Electricity Share

South Korea

Italy

1.4%

South Korea

31.14%

95% lower

Domestic Patents

South Korea

Italy

10.3K

South Korea

186.2K

94% lower

Fertility Rate

Italy

1.3 children/woman

South Korea

0.68 children/woman

87% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

South Korea

Italy

4.1% of male wages

South Korea

28.95% of male wages

86% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

South Korea

Italy

1.2% of GDP

South Korea

6.6% of GDP

82% lower

Low-Wage Workers

South Korea

Italy

3.3% of workers

South Korea

16.08% of workers

80% lower

Low Reading Skills

Italy

12.94% of students

South Korea

7.3% of students

77% higher

Low Math Skills

Italy

12.94% of students

South Korea

7.3% of students

77% higher

Low Science Skills

Italy

12.94% of students

South Korea

7.3% of students

77% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

South Korea

Italy

3.2 per 1k

South Korea

12.8 per 1k

75% lower

Suicide Rate

South Korea

Italy

7.0 per 100k

South Korea

27.53 per 100k

75% lower

Tourism Revenue

Italy

$20,459,000,000

South Korea

$11,776,000,000

74% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Italy

874.68 per 1k people

South Korea

501.41 per 1k people

74% higher

Air Passengers

South Korea

Italy

20.26M

South Korea

76.27M

73% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Italy

1.4% of GDP

South Korea

5.2% of GDP

73% lower

Researchers

South Korea

Italy

2.8K per 1M

South Korea

9.4K per 1M

70% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Italy

24.71% of GDP

South Korea

14.6% of GDP

69% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

South Korea

Italy

11.63%

South Korea

36.26%

68% lower

Time Zones Count

South Korea

Italy

1.0 time zones

South Korea

3.0 time zones

67% lower

Birth Rate

Italy

7.1 per 1k

South Korea

4.3 per 1k

66% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

South Korea

Italy

88.81 per 100k

South Korea

257.12 per 100k

65% lower

GDP Growth Rate

South Korea

Italy

0.69%

South Korea

2.0%

65% lower

Population Density

South Korea

Italy

199.46 /km²

South Korea

529.84 /km²

62% lower

Informal Employment Share

South Korea

Italy

10.94% of employed people

South Korea

29.12% of employed people

62% lower

Housing Cost Burden

Italy

14.26% of households

South Korea

8.8% of households

61% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Italy

32.25%

South Korea

20%

61% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Italy

4.2 per 1k

South Korea

2.6 per 1k

61% higher

Death Rate

Italy

11.2 per 1k

South Korea

6.9 per 1k

61% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

South Korea

Italy

11.11 per 100k

South Korea

27.97 per 100k

60% lower

Water Stress (%)

South Korea

Italy

18.51%

South Korea

45.02%

59% lower

Shipping Traffic

South Korea

Italy

11.58M

South Korea

28.50M

59% lower

Inflation Rate

South Korea

Italy

1.0%

South Korea

2.3%

57% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

South Korea

Italy

2.3K kg oil eq/person

South Korea

5.3K kg oil eq/person

57% lower

Electricity Generation

South Korea

Italy

264.63 TWh

South Korea

622.03 TWh

57% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

South Korea

Italy

5.0K kWh/person

South Korea

11.4K kWh/person

56% lower

Forest Area

Italy

97.3K km²

South Korea

62.6K km²

55% higher

CO2 Per Capita

South Korea

Italy

5.1 t/person/yr

South Korea

11.29 t/person/yr

55% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

South Korea

Italy

21.04% of firms

South Korea

44.39% of firms

53% lower

Social Time

Italy

7.5 hrs/week

South Korea

4.9 hrs/week

51% higher

Official Languages Count

South Korea

Italy

1.0

South Korea

2.0

50% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

South Korea

Italy

32.89%

South Korea

64.11%

49% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

South Korea

Italy

299.23 Mt CO2e

South Korea

588.01 Mt CO2e

49% lower

Poor Health

South Korea

Italy

5.9% reporting poor health

South Korea

11.3% reporting poor health

48% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

South Korea

Italy

29.64 kg/person/yr

South Korea

54.66 kg/person/yr

46% lower

Capital Elevation

South Korea

Italy

21 m

South Korea

38 m

45% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

South Korea

Italy

14.66 µg/m³

South Korea

25.94 µg/m³

43% lower

Self-Rated Health

Italy

75.4% reporting good health

South Korea

53.1% reporting good health

42% higher

Political Voice

South Korea

Italy

22.34% who feel heard by government

South Korea

38.65% who feel heard by government

42% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

South Korea

Italy

1.3K

South Korea

2.1K

41% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

South Korea

Italy

338.0K

South Korea

569.0K

41% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Italy

1.1% of GDP

South Korea

0.81% of GDP

39% higher

Military Spending

South Korea

Italy

1.6% of GDP

South Korea

2.6% of GDP

37% lower

Lack of Support

South Korea

Italy

13.3% of adults 15+

South Korea

20.64% of adults 15+

36% lower

Earnings Inequality

South Korea

Italy

2.3 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

3.6 vs bottom 10%

35% lower

Dependency Ratio

Italy

57.52% of working-age pop.

South Korea

42.53% of working-age pop.

35% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

South Korea

Italy

4.4% of adults 16+

South Korea

6.7% of adults 16+

34% lower

Homicide Rate

South Korea

Italy

0.40 per 100k

South Korea

0.60 per 100k

33% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Italy

20 days/yr

South Korea

15 days/yr

33% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

South Korea

Italy

284.78 gCO2/kWh

South Korea

417.06 gCO2/kWh

32% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Italy

4.1% of GDP

South Korea

5.8% of GDP

30% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Italy

28.12% of adults

South Korea

21.85% of adults

29% higher

University Enrollment Rate

South Korea

Italy

75.95%

South Korea

106.71%

29% lower

Broadband Access (%)

South Korea

Italy

34 per 100 people

South Korea

47 per 100 people

28% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Italy

24.62%

South Korea

19.27%

28% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

South Korea

Italy

40.8% of adults

South Korea

56.48% of adults

28% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

South Korea

Italy

5.0 per 100k

South Korea

6.9 per 100k

28% lower

Exports (% GDP)

South Korea

Italy

32.51% of GDP

South Korea

44.36% of GDP

27% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Italy

$2,380,825,077,243.59

South Korea

$1,875,388,209,406.8

27% higher

Imports (% GDP)

South Korea

Italy

30.32% of GDP

South Korea

40.28% of GDP

25% lower

Job Strain

South Korea

Italy

29.59% of employees

South Korea

38.69% of employees

24% lower

Protected Land (%)

Italy

21.6%

South Korea

17.4%

24% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Italy

34.2% of adults

South Korea

27.7% of adults

23% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

South Korea

Italy

133 per 100 people

South Korea

173 per 100 people

23% lower

Safety at Night

South Korea

Italy

62% feeling safe at night

South Korea

78% feeling safe at night

21% lower

Voter Turnout

South Korea

Italy

63.79% of votes

South Korea

79.38% of votes

20% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Italy

$38,696

South Korea

$32,644

19% higher

Beer Consumption

Italy

1.8 L/person/yr

South Korea

1.5 L/person/yr

19% higher

Homicide Rate

Italy

0.57 per 100k

South Korea

0.48 per 100k

19% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

South Korea

Italy

0.76

South Korea

0.93

19% lower

Poverty Rate

South Korea

Italy

12.23% of population

South Korea

14.88% of population

18% lower

Population

Italy

60.92M

South Korea

51.49M

18% higher

Scientific Publications

Italy

90.6K

South Korea

76.9K

18% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Italy

22.3% of adults

South Korea

19% of adults

17% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

South Korea

Italy

53 pts

South Korea

63 pts

16% lower

Water Withdrawal

Italy

33.78 B m³

South Korea

29.2 B m³

16% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

South Korea

Italy

128.69M kW

South Korea

151.14M kW

15% lower

Credit Card Ownership

South Korea

Italy

57.88% of adults

South Korea

68.44% of adults

15% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Italy

80.96 kg/person/yr

South Korea

70.71 kg/person/yr

14% higher

Nurses & Midwives

South Korea

Italy

7.7 per 1k

South Korea

8.9 per 1k

14% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Italy

8.5% of GDP

South Korea

9.9% of GDP

14% lower

Urban Population (%)

South Korea

Italy

69.6%

South Korea

81.17%

14% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

South Korea

Italy

0.64

South Korea

0.74

13% lower

Youth Population (%)

Italy

11.89%

South Korea

10.57%

13% higher

Chronic Pain

Italy

32% of adults 15+

South Korea

28.5% of adults 15+

12% higher

Smoking Rate

Italy

22.4%

South Korea

20%

12% higher

Home Internet Access

South Korea

Italy

88.49% of households

South Korea

99.97% of households

11% lower

Leisure Time

Italy

16.47 hrs/day

South Korea

14.83 hrs/day

11% higher

Math Skills

South Korea

Italy

471.26 pts

South Korea

527.3 pts

11% lower

Life Satisfaction

Italy

7.2 pts

South Korea

6.5 pts

11% higher

Alcohol Consumption

South Korea

Italy

7.0 L/adult/yr

South Korea

7.8 L/adult/yr

11% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Italy

1.6% of firms

South Korea

1.4% of firms

11% higher

Science Skills

South Korea

Italy

477.46 pts

South Korea

527.82 pts

10% lower

Housing Affordability

South Korea

Italy

77.43% of income

South Korea

84.83% of income

9% lower

Social Support

Italy

85.95% of adults 15+

South Korea

79.05% of adults 15+

9% higher

Internet Users (%)

South Korea

Italy

89.22%

South Korea

97.9%

9% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

South Korea

Italy

0.74

South Korea

0.82

9% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Italy

6.6 pts

South Korea

6.0 pts

9% higher

Employment Rate (%)

South Korea

Italy

70.05% of adults 25-64

South Korea

76.07% of adults 25-64

8% lower

Numeracy Gap

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

1.6 vs bottom 10%

8% higher

Literacy Gap

Italy

1.6 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

1.5 vs bottom 10%

8% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

South Korea

Italy

5.4 vs bottom 20%

South Korea

5.8 vs bottom 20%

7% lower

Reading Skills

South Korea

Italy

481.6 pts

South Korea

515.42 pts

7% lower

Median Age

Italy

47.5 years

South Korea

44.5 years

7% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Italy

0.93

South Korea

0.88

6% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

South Korea

Italy

36 hrs/week

South Korea

38.49 hrs/week

6% lower

Median Wealth

Italy

$260,467

South Korea

$247,318

5% higher

Road Deaths

Italy

5.2 per 100k

South Korea

4.9 per 100k

5% higher

GNI Per Capita

Italy

$38,590

South Korea

$36,750

5% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Italy

34.3

South Korea

32.9

4% higher

Food Waste per Person

Italy

139 kg/person/yr

South Korea

133.42 kg/person/yr

4% higher

Adult Numeracy

South Korea

Italy

244.56 pts

South Korea

253.35 pts

3% lower

Math Score Gap

South Korea

Italy

1.6 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

1.7 vs bottom 10%

3% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

South Korea

Italy

96.76%

South Korea

99.28%

3% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Italy

$60,881.37

South Korea

$58,895

3% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

South Korea

Italy

88.63% of adults

South Korea

91.83% of adults

3% lower

Adult Literacy

South Korea

Italy

245.73 pts

South Korea

249.61 pts

2% lower

Human Development Index

South Korea

Italy

0.92

South Korea

0.94

2% lower

Digital Payments Used

South Korea

Italy

95.78% of adults

South Korea

97.94% of adults

2% lower

Reading Score Gap

South Korea

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1% lower

Science Score Gap

South Korea

Italy

1.7 vs bottom 10%

South Korea

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1% lower

Happiness Inequality

South Korea

Italy

1.8 vs bottom 20%

South Korea

1.8 vs bottom 20%

1% lower

Political Corruption Index

Italy

0.16

South Korea

0.16

1% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

South Korea

Italy

$3,228.44

South Korea

$3,269.7

1% lower

Average Earnings

Italy

$51,018.98

South Korea

$50,946.72

equal

Air Pollution Exposure

Italy

99.09% of population

South Korea

99.08% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Italy

4.1% of population

South Korea

0% of population

ranked higher

Child Mortality

Italy

2.8 per 1k births

South Korea

2.8 per 1k births

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Italy

100%

South Korea

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Italy

99.88%

South Korea

99.73%

equal

Infant Mortality

Italy

2.3 per 1k births

South Korea

2.3 per 1k births

equal

Life Expectancy

Italy

83.7 years

South Korea

83.4 years

equal

Lowest Elevation

Italy

0 m

South Korea

0 m

ranked higher

Comparison of Italy and South Korea across 176 metrics
				Winner
Long-Term Unemployment	3.3% of workforce	0.02% of workforce	17384% higher	Italy
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.6% of firms	0.02% of firms	14540% higher	Italy
Tourist Arrivals	38.42M	2.52M	1425% higher	Italy
Wind Electricity Share	8.1%	0.58%	1298% higher	Italy
Milk Consumption per Person	246.88 kg/person/yr	29.05 kg/person/yr	750% higher	Italy
Land Border Length	1.8K km	237 km	675% higher	Italy
Airports	652	92	609% higher	Italy
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	14.38 per 100k people	2.2 per 100k people	561% higher	Italy
Border Neighbors	6.0	1.0	500% higher	Italy
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.31 per 1M people	0.06 per 1M people	438% higher	Italy
Teen Birth Rate	2.9 per 1k	0.54 per 1k	431% higher	Italy
Renewable Energy (%)	17.5%	3.6%	386% higher	Italy
Railway Length	18.5K km	4.0K km	364% higher	Italy
Renewable Energy (%)	20.93%	4.7%	341% higher	Italy
Overcrowded Housing	16.92% of households	4.0% of households	326% higher	Italy
Gender Gap in Work	88.99 min/day	21.92 min/day	306% higher	Italy
Railway Network	17.3K km	4.3K km	302% higher	Italy
Low Adult Literacy	6.3% of adults	1.7% of adults	279% higher	Italy
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	61 sites	17 sites	259% higher	Italy
Obesity Rate	21.55%	6.7%	220% higher	Italy
Coastline Length	7.6K km	2.4K km	215% higher	Italy
Irrigated Land	24.5K km²	7.8K km²	214% higher	Italy
Youth Unemployment Rate	20.55% of youth labor force	6.7% of youth labor force	207% higher	Italy
Land Area	295.7K km²	97.6K km²	203% higher	Italy
Job Insecurity	8.6% of earnings at risk	2.9% of earnings at risk	193% higher	Italy
Solar Electricity Share	16.86%	6.0%	179% higher	Italy
Agricultural Land (%)	44.26%	16.07%	175% higher	Italy
Spirits Consumption	0.46 L/person/yr	0.17 L/person/yr	163% higher	Italy
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	2.6%	160% higher	Italy
Government Debt (% GDP)	131.8% of GDP	52.3% of GDP	152% higher	Italy
Highest Elevation	4.7K m	1.9K m	143% higher	Italy
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	11.95 per 1M people	5.4 per 1M people	122% higher	Italy
Firms Hit by Power Outages	9.6% of firms	4.7% of firms	105% higher	Italy
Foreign Patents	797	51.8K	98% lower	South Korea
Coal Electricity Share	1.4%	31.14%	95% lower	South Korea
Domestic Patents	10.3K	186.2K	94% lower	South Korea
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	0.68 children/woman	87% higher	Italy
Gender Pay Gap (%)	4.1% of male wages	28.95% of male wages	86% lower	South Korea
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.2% of GDP	6.6% of GDP	82% lower	South Korea
Low-Wage Workers	3.3% of workers	16.08% of workers	80% lower	South Korea
Low Reading Skills	12.94% of students	7.3% of students	77% higher	Italy
Low Math Skills	12.94% of students	7.3% of students	77% higher	Italy
Low Science Skills	12.94% of students	7.3% of students	77% higher	Italy
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.2 per 1k	12.8 per 1k	75% lower	South Korea
Suicide Rate	7.0 per 100k	27.53 per 100k	75% lower	South Korea
Tourism Revenue	$20,459,000,000	$11,776,000,000	74% higher	Italy
Vehicles per 1,000 People	874.68 per 1k people	501.41 per 1k people	74% higher	Italy
Air Passengers	20.26M	76.27M	73% lower	South Korea
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.4% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	73% lower	South Korea
Researchers	2.8K per 1M	9.4K per 1M	70% lower	South Korea
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	24.71% of GDP	14.6% of GDP	69% higher	Italy
High-Tech Exports (%)	11.63%	36.26%	68% lower	South Korea
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	67% lower	South Korea
Birth Rate	7.1 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	66% higher	Italy
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	88.81 per 100k	257.12 per 100k	65% lower	South Korea
GDP Growth Rate	0.69%	2.0%	65% lower	South Korea
Population Density	199.46 /km²	529.84 /km²	62% lower	South Korea
Informal Employment Share	10.94% of employed people	29.12% of employed people	62% lower	South Korea
Housing Cost Burden	14.26% of households	8.8% of households	61% higher	Italy
Women in Parliament (%)	32.25%	20%	61% higher	Italy
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	2.6 per 1k	61% higher	Italy
Death Rate	11.2 per 1k	6.9 per 1k	61% higher	Italy
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	11.11 per 100k	27.97 per 100k	60% lower	South Korea
Water Stress (%)	18.51%	45.02%	59% lower	South Korea
Shipping Traffic	11.58M	28.50M	59% lower	South Korea
Inflation Rate	1.0%	2.3%	57% lower	South Korea
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.3K kg oil eq/person	5.3K kg oil eq/person	57% lower	South Korea
Electricity Generation	264.63 TWh	622.03 TWh	57% lower	South Korea
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.0K kWh/person	11.4K kWh/person	56% lower	South Korea
Forest Area	97.3K km²	62.6K km²	55% higher	Italy
CO2 Per Capita	5.1 t/person/yr	11.29 t/person/yr	55% lower	South Korea
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.04% of firms	44.39% of firms	53% lower	South Korea
Social Time	7.5 hrs/week	4.9 hrs/week	51% higher	Italy
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	South Korea
Forest Coverage (%)	32.89%	64.11%	49% lower	South Korea
Total CO2 Emissions	299.23 Mt CO2e	588.01 Mt CO2e	49% lower	South Korea
Poor Health	5.9% reporting poor health	11.3% reporting poor health	48% lower	South Korea
Seafood Consumption per Person	29.64 kg/person/yr	54.66 kg/person/yr	46% lower	South Korea
Capital Elevation	21 m	38 m	45% lower	South Korea
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.66 µg/m³	25.94 µg/m³	43% lower	South Korea
Self-Rated Health	75.4% reporting good health	53.1% reporting good health	42% higher	Italy
Political Voice	22.34% who feel heard by government	38.65% who feel heard by government	42% lower	South Korea
Merchant Fleet Size	1.3K	2.1K	41% lower	South Korea
Armed Forces Personnel	338.0K	569.0K	41% lower	South Korea
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.1% of GDP	0.81% of GDP	39% higher	Italy
Military Spending	1.6% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	37% lower	South Korea
Lack of Support	13.3% of adults 15+	20.64% of adults 15+	36% lower	South Korea
Earnings Inequality	2.3 vs bottom 10%	3.6 vs bottom 10%	35% lower	South Korea
Dependency Ratio	57.52% of working-age pop.	42.53% of working-age pop.	35% higher	Italy
Low Life Satisfaction	4.4% of adults 16+	6.7% of adults 16+	34% lower	South Korea
Homicide Rate	0.40 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	33% lower	South Korea
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	15 days/yr	33% higher	Italy
Electricity Carbon Intensity	284.78 gCO2/kWh	417.06 gCO2/kWh	32% lower	South Korea
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	5.8% of GDP	30% lower	South Korea
Low Adult Numeracy	28.12% of adults	21.85% of adults	29% higher	Italy
University Enrollment Rate	75.95%	106.71%	29% lower	South Korea
Broadband Access (%)	34 per 100 people	47 per 100 people	28% lower	South Korea
Elderly Population (%)	24.62%	19.27%	28% higher	Italy
Insufficient Physical Activity	40.8% of adults	56.48% of adults	28% lower	South Korea
Road Traffic Death Rate	5.0 per 100k	6.9 per 100k	28% lower	South Korea
Exports (% GDP)	32.51% of GDP	44.36% of GDP	27% lower	South Korea
GDP (Nominal)	$2,380,825,077,243.59	$1,875,388,209,406.8	27% higher	Italy
Imports (% GDP)	30.32% of GDP	40.28% of GDP	25% lower	South Korea
Job Strain	29.59% of employees	38.69% of employees	24% lower	South Korea
Protected Land (%)	21.6%	17.4%	24% higher	Italy
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	27.7% of adults	23% higher	Italy
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	133 per 100 people	173 per 100 people	23% lower	South Korea
Safety at Night	62% feeling safe at night	78% feeling safe at night	21% lower	South Korea
Voter Turnout	63.79% of votes	79.38% of votes	20% lower	South Korea
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$38,696	$32,644	19% higher	Italy
Beer Consumption	1.8 L/person/yr	1.5 L/person/yr	19% higher	Italy
Homicide Rate	0.57 per 100k	0.48 per 100k	19% higher	Italy
Freedom of Expression Index	0.76	0.93	19% lower	South Korea
Poverty Rate	12.23% of population	14.88% of population	18% lower	South Korea
Population	60.92M	51.49M	18% higher	Italy
Scientific Publications	90.6K	76.9K	18% higher	Italy
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.3% of adults	19% of adults	17% higher	Italy
Corruption Perceptions Index	53 pts	63 pts	16% lower	South Korea
Water Withdrawal	33.78 B m³	29.2 B m³	16% higher	Italy
Electric Generating Capacity	128.69M kW	151.14M kW	15% lower	South Korea
Credit Card Ownership	57.88% of adults	68.44% of adults	15% lower	South Korea
Meat Consumption per Person	80.96 kg/person/yr	70.71 kg/person/yr	14% higher	Italy
Nurses & Midwives	7.7 per 1k	8.9 per 1k	14% lower	South Korea
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	9.9% of GDP	14% lower	South Korea
Urban Population (%)	69.6%	81.17%	14% lower	South Korea
Liberal Democracy Index	0.64	0.74	13% lower	South Korea
Youth Population (%)	11.89%	10.57%	13% higher	Italy
Chronic Pain	32% of adults 15+	28.5% of adults 15+	12% higher	Italy
Smoking Rate	22.4%	20%	12% higher	Italy
Home Internet Access	88.49% of households	99.97% of households	11% lower	South Korea
Leisure Time	16.47 hrs/day	14.83 hrs/day	11% higher	Italy
Math Skills	471.26 pts	527.3 pts	11% lower	South Korea
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	6.5 pts	11% higher	Italy
Alcohol Consumption	7.0 L/adult/yr	7.8 L/adult/yr	11% lower	South Korea
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.6% of firms	1.4% of firms	11% higher	Italy
Science Skills	477.46 pts	527.82 pts	10% lower	South Korea
Housing Affordability	77.43% of income	84.83% of income	9% lower	South Korea
Social Support	85.95% of adults 15+	79.05% of adults 15+	9% higher	Italy
Internet Users (%)	89.22%	97.9%	9% lower	South Korea
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.82	9% lower	South Korea
Life Evaluation Score	6.6 pts	6.0 pts	9% higher	Italy
Employment Rate (%)	70.05% of adults 25-64	76.07% of adults 25-64	8% lower	South Korea
Numeracy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	8% higher	Italy
Literacy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.5 vs bottom 10%	8% higher	Italy
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.4 vs bottom 20%	5.8 vs bottom 20%	7% lower	South Korea
Reading Skills	481.6 pts	515.42 pts	7% lower	South Korea
Median Age	47.5 years	44.5 years	7% higher	Italy
Women's Political Empowerment	0.93	0.88	6% higher	Italy
Average Weekly Work Hours	36 hrs/week	38.49 hrs/week	6% lower	South Korea
Median Wealth	$260,467	$247,318	5% higher	Italy
Road Deaths	5.2 per 100k	4.9 per 100k	5% higher	Italy
GNI Per Capita	$38,590	$36,750	5% higher	Italy
Inequality (Gini)	34.3	32.9	4% higher	Italy
Food Waste per Person	139 kg/person/yr	133.42 kg/person/yr	4% higher	Italy
Adult Numeracy	244.56 pts	253.35 pts	3% lower	South Korea
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	South Korea
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.76%	99.28%	3% lower	South Korea
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$60,881.37	$58,895	3% higher	Italy
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.63% of adults	91.83% of adults	3% lower	South Korea
Adult Literacy	245.73 pts	249.61 pts	2% lower	South Korea
Human Development Index	0.92	0.94	2% lower	South Korea
Digital Payments Used	95.78% of adults	97.94% of adults	2% lower	South Korea
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1% lower	South Korea
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1% lower	South Korea
Happiness Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1% lower	South Korea
Political Corruption Index	0.16	0.16	1% higher	Italy
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,228.44	$3,269.7	1% lower	South Korea
Average Earnings	$51,018.98	$50,946.72	equal	Italy
Air Pollution Exposure	99.09% of population	99.08% of population	equal	Italy
Extreme Temperature Exposure	4.1% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Italy
Child Mortality	2.8 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	equal	Italy
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Italy
Sanitation Access (%)	99.88%	99.73%	equal	Italy
Infant Mortality	2.3 per 1k births	2.3 per 1k births	equal	Italy
Life Expectancy	83.7 years	83.4 years	equal	Italy
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Italy

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Analysis

Italy leads in 92 of 176 shared metrics, while South Korea leads in 84.

Italy's Long-Term Unemployment is 173.8x that of South Korea (3.3% of workforce vs 0.02% of workforce).

Italy's Firms Asked for Bribes is 145.4x that of South Korea (2.6% of firms vs 0.02% of firms).

Italy's Tourist Arrivals is 14.3x that of South Korea (38.42M vs 2.52M).

Italy's Wind Electricity Share is 13.0x that of South Korea (8.1% vs 0.58%).

Italy's Milk Consumption per Person is 7.5x that of South Korea (246.88 kg/person/yr vs 29.05 kg/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Long-Term UnemploymentItaly leads

Italy

3.3% of workforce

South Korea

0.02% of workforce

Firms Asked for BribesItaly leads

Italy

2.6% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

Tourist ArrivalsItaly leads

Italy

38.42M

South Korea

2.52M

Wind Electricity ShareItaly leads

Italy

8.1%

South Korea

0.58%

Milk Consumption per PersonItaly leads

Italy

246.88 kg/person/yr

South Korea

29.05 kg/person/yr

Land Border LengthItaly leads

Italy

1.8K km

South Korea

237 km

Long-Term Unemployment

3.3% of workforce

0.02% of workforce

Firms Asked for Bribes

2.6% of firms

0.02% of firms

Tourist Arrivals

38.42M

2.52M

Wind Electricity Share

8.1%

0.58%

Milk Consumption per Person

246.88 kg/person/yr

29.05 kg/person/yr

Land Border Length

1.8K km

237 km

Airports

652

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

14.38 per 100k people

2.2 per 100k people

Border Neighbors

6.0

1.0

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.31 per 1M people

0.06 per 1M people

Teen Birth Rate

2.9 per 1k

0.54 per 1k

Renewable Energy (%)

17.5%

3.6%

Railway Length

18.5K km

4.0K km

Renewable Energy (%)

20.93%

4.7%

Overcrowded Housing

16.92% of households

4.0% of households

Gender Gap in Work

88.99 min/day

21.92 min/day

Railway Network

17.3K km

4.3K km

Low Adult Literacy

6.3% of adults

1.7% of adults

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

61 sites

17 sites

Obesity Rate

21.55%

6.7%

Coastline Length

7.6K km

2.4K km

Irrigated Land

24.5K km²

7.8K km²

Youth Unemployment Rate

20.55% of youth labor force

6.7% of youth labor force

Land Area

295.7K km²

97.6K km²

Job Insecurity

8.6% of earnings at risk

2.9% of earnings at risk

Solar Electricity Share

16.86%

6.0%

Agricultural Land (%)

44.26%

16.07%

Spirits Consumption

0.46 L/person/yr

0.17 L/person/yr

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

2.6%

Government Debt (% GDP)

131.8% of GDP

52.3% of GDP

Highest Elevation

4.7K m

1.9K m

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

11.95 per 1M people

5.4 per 1M people

Firms Hit by Power Outages

9.6% of firms

4.7% of firms

Foreign Patents

797

51.8K

Coal Electricity Share

1.4%

31.14%

Domestic Patents

10.3K

186.2K

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

0.68 children/woman

Gender Pay Gap (%)

4.1% of male wages

28.95% of male wages

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

1.2% of GDP

6.6% of GDP

Low-Wage Workers

3.3% of workers

16.08% of workers

Low Reading Skills

12.94% of students

7.3% of students

Low Math Skills

12.94% of students

7.3% of students

Low Science Skills

12.94% of students

7.3% of students

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.2 per 1k

12.8 per 1k

Suicide Rate

7.0 per 100k

27.53 per 100k

Tourism Revenue

$20,459,000,000

$11,776,000,000

Vehicles per 1,000 People

874.68 per 1k people

501.41 per 1k people

Air Passengers

20.26M

76.27M

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.4% of GDP

5.2% of GDP

Researchers

2.8K per 1M

9.4K per 1M

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

24.71% of GDP

14.6% of GDP

High-Tech Exports (%)

11.63%

36.26%

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Birth Rate

7.1 per 1k

4.3 per 1k

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

88.81 per 100k

257.12 per 100k

GDP Growth Rate

0.69%

2.0%

Population Density

199.46 /km²

529.84 /km²

Informal Employment Share

10.94% of employed people

29.12% of employed people

Housing Cost Burden

14.26% of households

8.8% of households

Women in Parliament (%)

32.25%

20%

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.2 per 1k

2.6 per 1k

Death Rate

11.2 per 1k

6.9 per 1k

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

11.11 per 100k

27.97 per 100k

Water Stress (%)

18.51%

45.02%

Shipping Traffic

11.58M

28.50M

Inflation Rate

1.0%

2.3%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.3K kg oil eq/person

5.3K kg oil eq/person

Electricity Generation

264.63 TWh

622.03 TWh

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.0K kWh/person

11.4K kWh/person

Forest Area

97.3K km²

62.6K km²

CO2 Per Capita

5.1 t/person/yr

11.29 t/person/yr

Firms with Female Top Manager

21.04% of firms

44.39% of firms

Social Time

7.5 hrs/week

4.9 hrs/week

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Forest Coverage (%)

32.89%

64.11%

Total CO2 Emissions

299.23 Mt CO2e

588.01 Mt CO2e

Poor Health

5.9% reporting poor health

11.3% reporting poor health

Seafood Consumption per Person

29.64 kg/person/yr

54.66 kg/person/yr

Capital Elevation

21 m

38 m

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

14.66 µg/m³

25.94 µg/m³

Self-Rated Health

75.4% reporting good health

53.1% reporting good health

Political Voice

22.34% who feel heard by government

38.65% who feel heard by government

Merchant Fleet Size

1.3K

2.1K

Armed Forces Personnel

338.0K

569.0K

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.1% of GDP

0.81% of GDP

Military Spending

1.6% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Lack of Support

13.3% of adults 15+

20.64% of adults 15+

Earnings Inequality

2.3 vs bottom 10%

3.6 vs bottom 10%

Dependency Ratio

57.52% of working-age pop.

42.53% of working-age pop.

Low Life Satisfaction

4.4% of adults 16+

6.7% of adults 16+

Homicide Rate

0.40 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

15 days/yr

Electricity Carbon Intensity

284.78 gCO2/kWh

417.06 gCO2/kWh

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.1% of GDP

5.8% of GDP

Low Adult Numeracy

28.12% of adults

21.85% of adults

University Enrollment Rate

75.95%

106.71%

Broadband Access (%)

34 per 100 people

47 per 100 people

Elderly Population (%)

24.62%

19.27%

Insufficient Physical Activity

40.8% of adults

56.48% of adults

Road Traffic Death Rate

5.0 per 100k

6.9 per 100k

Exports (% GDP)

32.51% of GDP

44.36% of GDP

GDP (Nominal)

$2,380,825,077,243.59

$1,875,388,209,406.8

Imports (% GDP)

30.32% of GDP

40.28% of GDP

Job Strain

29.59% of employees

38.69% of employees

Protected Land (%)

21.6%

17.4%

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

27.7% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

133 per 100 people

173 per 100 people

Safety at Night

62% feeling safe at night

78% feeling safe at night

Voter Turnout

63.79% of votes

79.38% of votes

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$38,696

$32,644

Beer Consumption

1.8 L/person/yr

1.5 L/person/yr

Homicide Rate

0.57 per 100k

0.48 per 100k

Freedom of Expression Index

0.76

0.93

Poverty Rate

12.23% of population

14.88% of population

Population

60.92M

51.49M

Scientific Publications

90.6K

76.9K

Tobacco Use Prevalence

22.3% of adults

19% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

53 pts

63 pts

Water Withdrawal

33.78 B m³

29.2 B m³

Electric Generating Capacity

128.69M kW

151.14M kW

Credit Card Ownership

57.88% of adults

68.44% of adults

Meat Consumption per Person

80.96 kg/person/yr

70.71 kg/person/yr

Nurses & Midwives

7.7 per 1k

8.9 per 1k

Health Spending (% GDP)

8.5% of GDP

9.9% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

69.6%

81.17%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.64

0.74

Youth Population (%)

11.89%

10.57%

Chronic Pain

32% of adults 15+

28.5% of adults 15+

Smoking Rate

22.4%

20%

Home Internet Access

88.49% of households

99.97% of households

Leisure Time

16.47 hrs/day

14.83 hrs/day

Math Skills

471.26 pts

527.3 pts

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

6.5 pts

Alcohol Consumption

7.0 L/adult/yr

7.8 L/adult/yr

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.6% of firms

1.4% of firms

Science Skills

477.46 pts

527.82 pts

Housing Affordability

77.43% of income

84.83% of income

Social Support

85.95% of adults 15+

79.05% of adults 15+

Internet Users (%)

89.22%

97.9%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.74

0.82

Life Evaluation Score

6.6 pts

6.0 pts

Employment Rate (%)

70.05% of adults 25-64

76.07% of adults 25-64

Numeracy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Literacy Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.5 vs bottom 10%

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.4 vs bottom 20%

5.8 vs bottom 20%

Reading Skills

481.6 pts

515.42 pts

Median Age

47.5 years

44.5 years

Women's Political Empowerment

0.93

0.88

Average Weekly Work Hours

36 hrs/week

38.49 hrs/week

Median Wealth

$260,467

$247,318

Road Deaths

5.2 per 100k

4.9 per 100k

GNI Per Capita

$38,590

$36,750

Inequality (Gini)

34.3

32.9

Food Waste per Person

139 kg/person/yr

133.42 kg/person/yr

Adult Numeracy

244.56 pts

253.35 pts

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

96.76%

99.28%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$60,881.37

$58,895

Can Raise Emergency Money

88.63% of adults

91.83% of adults

Adult Literacy

245.73 pts

249.61 pts

Human Development Index

0.92

0.94

Digital Payments Used

95.78% of adults

97.94% of adults

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Happiness Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Political Corruption Index

0.16

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,228.44

$3,269.7

Average Earnings

$51,018.98

$50,946.72

Air Pollution Exposure

99.09% of population

99.08% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

4.1% of population

0% of population

Child Mortality

2.8 per 1k births

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.88%

99.73%

Infant Mortality

2.3 per 1k births

Life Expectancy

83.7 years

83.4 years

Lowest Elevation

0 m