International rankings of Italy explained

The following are international rankings of Italy.

Culture

• Number of Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film 2023: ranked 1st
• World Heritage Sites 2024: ranked 1st

Demographics

See main article: Demographics of Italy.

• Population 2023: ranked 25th
• Population density 2023: ranked 76th
• Total fertility rate 2023: ranked 190th
• Birth rate 2023: ranked 83rd
• Mortality rate 2023: ranked 20th

Economy

See main article: Economy of Italy.

• Nominal Gross Domestic Product 2024: ranked 9th
• Public debt 2024: ranked 18th
• PPP Gross Domestic Product 2024: ranked 13rd
• Economic growth rate 2024: ranked 176th
• Net goods exports 2022: ranked 7th
• Exports per capita 2022: ranked 43rd
• Labour force 2017: ranked 24th
• Unemployment 2024: ranked 79th
• Index of Economic Freedom 2019: ranked 80th
• Economic complexity 2018: ranked 14th
• Electricity production 2022: ranked 20th
• Renewable electricity production 2021: ranked 78th

Education

See main article: Education in Italy.

• Spending on education as percentage of GDP 2016: ranked 121st
• Literacy rate 2020: ranked 31st

Environment

• Forest area 2020: ranked 55th
• Air pollution 2020: ranked 84th
• Natural disaster risk 2022: ranked 126th
• Ecological footprint 2021: ranked 48th
• Freshwater withdrawal 2024: ranked 60th
• Carbon dioxide emissions 2024: ranked 19th
• Carbon dioxide emissions per capita 2022: ranked 55th

Geography

See main article: Geography of Italy.

• Total area

ranked 71st

• World Resources Institute length of coastline: ranked 28th^[1]

Health

See main article: Healthcare in Italy.

• Life expectancy 2023: ranked 10th
• Hospital beds 2017: ranked 30th
• Cancer rate 2022: ranked 22th
• HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate 2024: ranked 85th
• Total HIV/AIDS adult infections 2024: ranked 34th

Infrastructure

• Rail transport network size 2023: ranked 16th
• Waterways length 2017: ranked 38th

Military

See main article: Military of Italy.

• Military expenditures 2023: ranked 12th
• Military expenditures per capita 2019: ranked 27th
• Number of military and paramilitary personnel 2021: 29th
• Numeber of aircraft carriers 2024: 8th

Politics

See main article: Politics of Italy.

• Economist Intelligence Unit 2019 Democracy Index: ranked 35th out of 167 countries^[2]
• Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 51st out of 177 countries^[3]
• Freedom House 2017 Freedom of the Press (report): ranked 62nd out of 197 countries and territories^[4]

Religion

See main article: Religion in Italy.

• 5th most Christian country in the world by percent of population (47,690,000; 90%)^[5]
• 5th most Roman Catholic country in the world by percent of population (55,599,000; 97.20% of all Italian Christians)^[6]

Society

• Quality-of-Life Index

ranked 21st

• Average IQ: ranked 1st in Europe and 4th the world.^[7]
• Alcohol consumption 2019: ranked 59th
• Cigarette consumption per capita 2020: ranked 65th
• University of Leicester Satisfaction with Life Index 2017, ranked 50th
• United Nations Development Programme 2019 Human Development Index ranked 29th out of 187
• Homeless population 2021: ranked 48th
• Intentional homicide rate 2022: ranked 182th
• Incarceration rate 2024: ranked 158th

Sports

See main article: Sport in Italy.

• Association football

Italian men's team are 10th in the world in FIFA World Rankings, and 6th in the world in World Football Elo Ratings

• Italian women's team are 14th in the world in FIFA Women's World Rankings
• Basketball

Italy national basketball team are 12th in the world in FIBA World Rankings

• Cricket

Italian cricket team are 30th in the world.^[8]

• 6th most successful nation on the All-time Olympic Games medal table (combined summer and winter)
• 6th most successful nation on the All-time Olympic Games medal table (summer games).
• 12th most successful nation on the All-time Olympic Games medal table (winter games).
• Rugby league

Italy national rugby league team are 13th in the world on the RLIF World Rankings

• Rugby Union

Italy national rugby union team are 14th in the world on the IRB World Rankings

• Water Polo

Italy men's national water polo team are 4th in the world on the FINA Water Polo World Rankings

• Water Polo

Italy women's national water polo team are 5th in the world on the FINA Water Polo World Rankings

• Volleyball

Italy men's national volleyball team are 7th in the world on the FIVB World Rankings

• Italy women's national volleyball team are 4th in the world in the FIVB World Rankings

Technology

See main article: Science and technology in Italy.

• Internet connection speeds 2023: ranked 71st
• 4G LTE penetration 2021: ranked 23rd
• Smartphone penetration 2020: ranked 1st
• World Intellectual Property Organization

Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 26 out of 133 countries^[9]

Tourism

See main article: Tourism in Italy.

• World Tourism rankings 2023: ranked 4th

See also

• Lists of countries
• Lists by country
• List of international rankings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems — Marine Jurisdictions: Coastline length. World Resources Institute. 2012-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419075053/http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/coastal-marine/variable-61.html. 2012-04-19.
2. Web site: Democracy Index 2019 . www.eiu.com . The Economist . 27 November 2020.
3. Web site: 2019 - Corruption Perceptions Index . Transparency.org . 27 November 2020 . en.
4. Web site: Press Freedom's Dark Horizon . Freedom House . 27 November 2020 . en.
5. Web site: Christian Statistics: The Largest Christian Populations. https://web.archive.org/web/19991002020549/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_christian.html. usurped. 2 October 1999. Adherents. 2008-10-31.
6. Web site: Christian Statistics: The Largest Christian Populations. https://web.archive.org/web/20000818085719/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html. usurped. 18 August 2000. Adherants. 2008-10-31.
7. Web site: National IQ Scores - Country Rankings . photius.com .
8. Web site: Shane's associate rankings.. 2008-10-31.
9. Web site: . 2024 . Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship . 2024-10-06 . www.wipo.int . 18 . en . 10.34667/tind.50062 . 978-92-805-3681-2.