Italy vs Spain

Italy (Europe) and Spain (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Italy Spain World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1960 Italy: 836.91 Spain: 407.96 World: 452.65 1961 Italy: 923.09 Spain: 463.19 World: 471.93 1962 Italy: 1,030.16 Spain: 535.39 World: 496.11 1963 Italy: 1,171.39 Spain: 627.28 World: 525.19 1964 Italy: 1,271.8 Spain: 694.95 World: 563.85 1965 Italy: 1,357.01 Spain: 797.38 World: 601.89 1966 Italy: 1,458.95 Spain: 915.63 World: 638.97 1967 Italy: 1,595.49 Spain: 996.57 World: 664.4 1968 Italy: 1,718.5 Spain: 978.29 World: 703.46 1969 Italy: 1,886.45 Spain: 1,109.14 World: 761.11 1970 Italy: 2,111.72 Spain: 1,211.42 World: 817.68 1971 Italy: 2,310.92 Spain: 1,361.19 World: 884.88 1972 Italy: 2,677.29 Spain: 1,707.59 World: 1,002 1973 Italy: 3,212.64 Spain: 2,245.95 World: 1,201.53 1974 Italy: 3,629.49 Spain: 2,747.96 World: 1,362.19 1975 Italy: 4,116.46 Spain: 3,207.54 World: 1,488.94 1976 Italy: 4,042.39 Spain: 3,276.97 World: 1,589.73 1977 Italy: 4,614.21 Spain: 3,625 World: 1,766.28 1978 Italy: 5,623.43 Spain: 4,353.33 World: 2,055.49 1979 Italy: 7,006.4 Spain: 5,766.09 World: 2,335.19 1980 Italy: 8,476.41 Spain: 6,204.14 World: 2,587.01 1981 Italy: 7,640.4 Spain: 5,367.33 World: 2,628.62 1982 Italy: 7,573.94 Spain: 5,156.02 World: 2,554.08 1983 Italy: 7,850.63 Spain: 4,475.3 World: 2,561.17 1984 Italy: 7,757.55 Spain: 4,486.78 World: 2,614.33 1985 Italy: 8,009.1 Spain: 4,696.3 World: 2,690.59 1986 Italy: 11,341.09 Spain: 6,508.85 World: 3,118.57 1987 Italy: 14,267.54 Spain: 8,233.73 World: 3,487.88 1988 Italy: 15,780.95 Spain: 9,696.19 World: 3,829.99 1989 Italy: 16,424.43 Spain: 10,674.34 World: 3,930.51 1990 Italy: 20,873.78 Spain: 13,795.02 World: 4,338.94 1991 Italy: 22,007.14 Spain: 14,801.32 World: 4,453.9 1992 Italy: 23,297.05 Spain: 16,100.68 World: 4,679.98 1993 Italy: 18,781.95 Spain: 13,330.38 World: 4,685.3 1994 Italy: 19,382.2 Spain: 13,405.7 World: 4,967.01 1995 Italy: 20,712.18 Spain: 15,460.91 World: 5,463.2 1996 Italy: 23,122.93 Spain: 16,100.62 World: 5,507.22 1997 Italy: 21,883.99 Spain: 14,722.37 World: 5,408.57 1998 Italy: 22,365.18 Spain: 15,382.33 World: 5,302.34 1999 Italy: 22,050 Spain: 15,707.95 World: 5,401.23 2000 Italy: 20,190 Spain: 14,743.27 World: 5,512.56 2001 Italy: 20,570.44 Spain: 15,368.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 Italy: 22,451.4 Spain: 17,111.07 World: 5,539.32 2003 Italy: 27,577.57 Spain: 21,522.02 World: 6,129.87 2004 Italy: 31,348.19 Spain: 24,925.03 World: 6,818 2005 Italy: 32,062.72 Spain: 26,450.95 World: 7,290.57 2006 Italy: 33,537.13 Spain: 28,421.69 World: 7,803.19 2007 Italy: 37,826.18 Spain: 32,652.02 World: 8,685.33 2008 Italy: 40,828.58 Spain: 35,603.25 World: 9,425.74 2009 Italy: 37,099.61 Spain: 32,279.82 World: 8,827.04 2010 Italy: 35,856.86 Spain: 30,658.74 World: 9,555.07 2011 Italy: 38,432.37 Spain: 31,824.62 World: 10,496.93 2012 Italy: 34,854.39 Spain: 28,456.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Italy: 35,701.67 Spain: 29,228.85 World: 10,759.35 2014 Italy: 36,028.35 Spain: 29,707.77 World: 10,912.24 2015 Italy: 30,639.88 Spain: 25,982.44 World: 10,191.98 2016 Italy: 31,391.57 Spain: 26,755.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Italy: 32,844.12 Spain: 28,381.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Italy: 35,062.34 Spain: 30,602.42 World: 11,344.73 2019 Italy: 33,812.79 Spain: 29,786.52 World: 11,417.6 2020 Italy: 32,091.49 Spain: 27,233.94 World: 10,999.49 2021 Italy: 36,852.54 Spain: 30,799.48 World: 12,472.91 2022 Italy: 35,653.9 Spain: 30,319.5 World: 12,876.24 2023 Italy: 39,279.7 Spain: 33,493.22 World: 13,313.86 2024 Italy: 40,429.62 Spain: 35,326.77 World: 13,717.09 2025 Italy: 43,308.64 Spain: 38,627.25 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Italy Spain World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Italy: 69.12 Spain: 69.11 World: 50.94 1961 Italy: 69.76 Spain: 69.48 World: 52.8 1962 Italy: 69.15 Spain: 69.52 World: 55.29 1963 Italy: 69.25 Spain: 69.68 World: 55.65 1964 Italy: 70.31 Spain: 70.4 World: 56.1 1965 Italy: 70.17 Spain: 70.81 World: 55.93 1966 Italy: 70.93 Spain: 71.06 World: 56.45 1967 Italy: 70.96 Spain: 71.25 World: 56.9 1968 Italy: 70.78 Spain: 71.54 World: 57.34 1969 Italy: 70.81 Spain: 71.06 World: 57.68 1970 Italy: 71.56 Spain: 72.03 World: 57.94 1971 Italy: 71.81 Spain: 71.63 World: 58.02 1972 Italy: 72.08 Spain: 72.82 World: 58.84 1973 Italy: 72.03 Spain: 72.61 World: 59.3 1974 Italy: 72.73 Spain: 72.97 World: 59.7 1975 Italy: 72.65 Spain: 73.32 World: 60.13 1976 Italy: 72.99 Spain: 73.64 World: 60.45 1977 Italy: 73.36 Spain: 74.13 World: 61.04 1978 Italy: 73.69 Spain: 74.3 World: 61.39 1979 Italy: 74 Spain: 74.82 World: 61.84 1980 Italy: 73.94 Spain: 75.35 World: 62.15 1981 Italy: 74.35 Spain: 75.53 World: 62.52 1982 Italy: 74.81 Spain: 76.13 World: 62.87 1983 Italy: 74.64 Spain: 75.91 World: 63.13 1984 Italy: 75.39 Spain: 76.3 World: 63.44 1985 Italy: 75.47 Spain: 76.26 World: 63.73 1986 Italy: 75.77 Spain: 76.51 World: 64.12 1987 Italy: 76.22 Spain: 76.73 World: 64.46 1988 Italy: 76.37 Spain: 76.75 World: 64.67 1989 Italy: 76.82 Spain: 76.81 World: 64.96 1990 Italy: 76.97 Spain: 76.84 World: 65.11 1991 Italy: 77.02 Spain: 76.97 World: 65.3 1992 Italy: 77.42 Spain: 77.41 World: 65.55 1993 Italy: 77.72 Spain: 77.55 World: 65.74 1994 Italy: 77.92 Spain: 77.9 World: 65.96 1995 Italy: 78.17 Spain: 77.98 World: 66.2 1996 Italy: 78.52 Spain: 78.12 World: 66.52 1997 Italy: 78.82 Spain: 78.6 World: 66.83 1998 Italy: 78.98 Spain: 78.67 World: 67.07 1999 Italy: 79.42 Spain: 78.72 World: 67.31 2000 Italy: 79.78 Spain: 78.97 World: 67.65 2001 Italy: 80.13 Spain: 79.37 World: 67.95 2002 Italy: 80.23 Spain: 79.57 World: 68.23 2003 Italy: 79.98 Spain: 79.62 World: 68.52 2004 Italy: 80.78 Spain: 79.87 World: 68.77 2005 Italy: 80.78 Spain: 80.17 World: 69.11 2006 Italy: 81.28 Spain: 80.82 World: 69.47 2007 Italy: 81.43 Spain: 80.87 World: 69.81 2008 Italy: 81.49 Spain: 81.18 World: 70 2009 Italy: 81.64 Spain: 81.48 World: 70.38 2010 Italy: 82.04 Spain: 81.63 World: 70.68 2011 Italy: 82.19 Spain: 82.48 World: 70.97 2012 Italy: 82.24 Spain: 82.43 World: 71.26 2013 Italy: 82.69 Spain: 83.08 World: 71.53 2014 Italy: 83.09 Spain: 83.23 World: 71.78 2015 Italy: 82.54 Spain: 82.83 World: 71.97 2016 Italy: 83.24 Spain: 83.33 World: 72.19 2017 Italy: 82.95 Spain: 83.28 World: 72.37 2018 Italy: 83.35 Spain: 83.43 World: 72.64 2019 Italy: 83.5 Spain: 83.83 World: 72.87 2020 Italy: 82.2 Spain: 82.23 World: 72.18 2021 Italy: 82.65 Spain: 83.18 World: 71.22 2022 Italy: 82.7 Spain: 83.13 World: 72.97 2023 Italy: 83.35 Spain: 83.93 World: 73.33 2024 Italy: 83.95 Spain: 83.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Italy Spain World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Italy: 2.4 Spain: 2.86 World: 4.69 1961 Italy: 2.44 Spain: 2.77 World: 4.56 1962 Italy: 2.46 Spain: 2.8 World: 5.02 1963 Italy: 2.51 Spain: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Italy: 2.66 Spain: 3.01 World: 5.13 1965 Italy: 2.6 Spain: 2.94 World: 5.08 1966 Italy: 2.58 Spain: 2.91 World: 4.97 1967 Italy: 2.5 Spain: 2.94 World: 4.87 1968 Italy: 2.46 Spain: 2.87 World: 4.98 1969 Italy: 2.47 Spain: 2.86 World: 4.88 1970 Italy: 2.38 Spain: 2.84 World: 4.84 1971 Italy: 2.4 Spain: 2.9 World: 4.69 1972 Italy: 2.35 Spain: 2.87 World: 4.55 1973 Italy: 2.3 Spain: 2.84 World: 4.42 1974 Italy: 2.28 Spain: 2.88 World: 4.26 1975 Italy: 2.17 Spain: 2.77 World: 4.07 1976 Italy: 2.04 Spain: 2.77 World: 3.97 1977 Italy: 1.93 Spain: 2.65 World: 3.84 1978 Italy: 1.84 Spain: 2.54 World: 3.77 1979 Italy: 1.73 Spain: 2.37 World: 3.76 1980 Italy: 1.64 Spain: 2.22 World: 3.73 1981 Italy: 1.58 Spain: 2.04 World: 3.71 1982 Italy: 1.56 Spain: 1.94 World: 3.72 1983 Italy: 1.51 Spain: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Italy: 1.46 Spain: 1.73 World: 3.57 1985 Italy: 1.42 Spain: 1.64 World: 3.53 1986 Italy: 1.35 Spain: 1.56 World: 3.51 1987 Italy: 1.33 Spain: 1.49 World: 3.48 1988 Italy: 1.36 Spain: 1.45 World: 3.39 1989 Italy: 1.33 Spain: 1.4 World: 3.35 1990 Italy: 1.33 Spain: 1.36 World: 3.31 1991 Italy: 1.3 Spain: 1.33 World: 3.13 1992 Italy: 1.3 Spain: 1.31 World: 3.04 1993 Italy: 1.25 Spain: 1.26 World: 2.97 1994 Italy: 1.21 Spain: 1.19 World: 2.92 1995 Italy: 1.19 Spain: 1.16 World: 2.87 1996 Italy: 1.2 Spain: 1.14 World: 2.82 1997 Italy: 1.22 Spain: 1.15 World: 2.78 1998 Italy: 1.22 Spain: 1.13 World: 2.75 1999 Italy: 1.23 Spain: 1.17 World: 2.72 2000 Italy: 1.26 Spain: 1.22 World: 2.73 2001 Italy: 1.25 Spain: 1.23 World: 2.69 2002 Italy: 1.27 Spain: 1.25 World: 2.66 2003 Italy: 1.29 Spain: 1.3 World: 2.64 2004 Italy: 1.34 Spain: 1.31 World: 2.63 2005 Italy: 1.33 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.61 2006 Italy: 1.37 Spain: 1.36 World: 2.61 2007 Italy: 1.39 Spain: 1.38 World: 2.6 2008 Italy: 1.44 Spain: 1.45 World: 2.6 2009 Italy: 1.44 Spain: 1.38 World: 2.59 2010 Italy: 1.44 Spain: 1.37 World: 2.57 2011 Italy: 1.42 Spain: 1.34 World: 2.55 2012 Italy: 1.42 Spain: 1.32 World: 2.56 2013 Italy: 1.39 Spain: 1.27 World: 2.53 2014 Italy: 1.38 Spain: 1.32 World: 2.52 2015 Italy: 1.36 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.49 2016 Italy: 1.36 Spain: 1.33 World: 2.49 2017 Italy: 1.34 Spain: 1.31 World: 2.46 2018 Italy: 1.31 Spain: 1.26 World: 2.39 2019 Italy: 1.27 Spain: 1.23 World: 2.35 2020 Italy: 1.24 Spain: 1.18 World: 2.28 2021 Italy: 1.25 Spain: 1.18 World: 2.25 2022 Italy: 1.24 Spain: 1.16 World: 2.22 2023 Italy: 1.21 Spain: 1.12 World: 2.2 2024 Italy: 1.18 Spain: 1.1 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Italy Spain World

0 10 20 30 1991 Italy: 10.1 Spain: 15.93 World: 5.12 1992 Italy: 9.32 Spain: 17.7 World: 5.28 1993 Italy: 10.21 Spain: 22.16 World: 5.54 1994 Italy: 11.09 Spain: 24.21 World: 5.79 1995 Italy: 11.66 Spain: 22.68 World: 5.92 1996 Italy: 11.86 Spain: 22.14 World: 5.98 1997 Italy: 11.99 Spain: 20.7 World: 6.01 1998 Italy: 12.12 Spain: 18.67 World: 6.16 1999 Italy: 11.68 Spain: 15.48 World: 6.28 2000 Italy: 10.83 Spain: 13.79 World: 6.11 2001 Italy: 9.6 Spain: 10.35 World: 6.19 2002 Italy: 9.21 Spain: 11.15 World: 6.41 2003 Italy: 8.87 Spain: 11.28 World: 6.48 2004 Italy: 7.87 Spain: 11.09 World: 6.33 2005 Italy: 7.73 Spain: 9.15 World: 6.22 2006 Italy: 6.78 Spain: 8.45 World: 5.97 2007 Italy: 6.08 Spain: 8.23 World: 5.77 2008 Italy: 6.72 Spain: 11.25 World: 5.82 2009 Italy: 7.75 Spain: 17.86 World: 6.41 2010 Italy: 8.36 Spain: 19.86 World: 6.28 2011 Italy: 8.36 Spain: 21.39 World: 6.15 2012 Italy: 10.66 Spain: 24.79 World: 6.15 2013 Italy: 12.15 Spain: 26.09 World: 6.1 2014 Italy: 12.68 Spain: 24.44 World: 5.96 2015 Italy: 11.9 Spain: 22.06 World: 6 2016 Italy: 11.69 Spain: 19.64 World: 5.97 2017 Italy: 11.21 Spain: 17.22 World: 5.9 2018 Italy: 10.54 Spain: 15.26 World: 5.76 2019 Italy: 9.88 Spain: 14.1 World: 5.59 2020 Italy: 9.19 Spain: 15.53 World: 6.59 2021 Italy: 9.5 Spain: 14.91 World: 6.05 2022 Italy: 8.07 Spain: 13.03 World: 5.23 2023 Italy: 7.63 Spain: 12.18 World: 4.85 2024 Italy: 6.5 Spain: 11.4 World: 4.81 2025 Italy: 6.39 Spain: 10.38 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Italy Spain World

2 4 6 8 10 1970 Italy: 5.85 Spain: 4.22 World: 4.14 1971 Italy: 6.09 Spain: 4.07 World: 4.04 1972 Italy: 6.39 Spain: 4.38 World: 4.16 1973 Italy: 6.75 Spain: 4.7 World: 4.32 1974 Italy: 6.75 Spain: 5 World: 4.23 1975 Italy: 6.42 Spain: 5.11 World: 4.14 1976 Italy: 6.87 Spain: 5.56 World: 4.31 1977 Italy: 6.64 Spain: 5.28 World: 4.36 1978 Italy: 6.75 Spain: 5.19 World: 4.42 1979 Italy: 7.01 Spain: 5.46 World: 4.46 1980 Italy: 7.05 Spain: 5.68 World: 4.33 1981 Italy: 6.83 Spain: 5.79 World: 4.18 1982 Italy: 6.68 Spain: 5.58 World: 4.05 1983 Italy: 6.6 Spain: 5.64 World: 4.01 1984 Italy: 6.7 Spain: 5.33 World: 4.07 1985 Italy: 6.69 Spain: 5.13 World: 4.05 1986 Italy: 6.72 Spain: 5.22 World: 4.04 1987 Italy: 7.07 Spain: 5.23 World: 4.1 1988 Italy: 7.15 Spain: 5.33 World: 4.16 1989 Italy: 7.46 Spain: 5.79 World: 4.16 1990 Italy: 7.51 Spain: 5.9 World: 4.15 1991 Italy: 7.49 Spain: 6.09 World: 4.1 1992 Italy: 7.45 Spain: 6.27 World: 4.01 1993 Italy: 7.33 Spain: 5.87 World: 3.97 1994 Italy: 7.23 Spain: 6.12 World: 3.94 1995 Italy: 7.65 Spain: 6.42 World: 3.99 1996 Italy: 7.56 Spain: 6.14 World: 4.01 1997 Italy: 7.62 Spain: 6.59 World: 4.02 1998 Italy: 7.78 Spain: 6.78 World: 3.98 1999 Italy: 7.9 Spain: 7.3 World: 3.95 2000 Italy: 7.98 Spain: 7.65 World: 4.01 2001 Italy: 7.96 Spain: 7.6 World: 4.01 2002 Italy: 8.07 Spain: 7.93 World: 4.02 2003 Italy: 8.38 Spain: 7.96 World: 4.15 2004 Italy: 8.51 Spain: 8.21 World: 4.28 2005 Italy: 8.48 Spain: 8.43 World: 4.39 2006 Italy: 8.35 Spain: 8.07 World: 4.48 2007 Italy: 8.17 Spain: 8.21 World: 4.59 2008 Italy: 7.85 Spain: 7.4 World: 4.56 2009 Italy: 6.95 Spain: 6.48 World: 4.45 2010 Italy: 7.08 Spain: 6.18 World: 4.67 2011 Italy: 6.91 Spain: 6.19 World: 4.76 2012 Italy: 6.55 Spain: 6.09 World: 4.77 2013 Italy: 6 Spain: 5.5 World: 4.81 2014 Italy: 5.69 Spain: 5.49 World: 4.78 2015 Italy: 5.87 Spain: 5.85 World: 4.7 2016 Italy: 5.81 Spain: 5.66 World: 4.65 2017 Italy: 5.76 Spain: 5.98 World: 4.67 2018 Italy: 5.68 Spain: 5.81 World: 4.73 2019 Italy: 5.57 Spain: 5.4 World: 4.7 2020 Italy: 4.97 Spain: 4.53 World: 4.47 2021 Italy: 5.59 Spain: 4.92 World: 4.68 2022 Italy: 5.61 Spain: 4.99 World: 4.67 2023 Italy: 5.16 Spain: 4.57 World: 4.68 2024 Italy: 5.08 Spain: 4.51 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Italy Spain World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Italy: 35 Spain: 47.88 World: 15.6 2006 Italy: 37.99 Spain: 50.37 World: 17.2 2007 Italy: 40.79 Spain: 55.11 World: 20.2 2008 Italy: 44.53 Spain: 59.6 World: 22.8 2009 Italy: 48.83 Spain: 62.4 World: 25.3 2010 Italy: 53.68 Spain: 65.8 World: 28.4 2011 Italy: 54.39 Spain: 67.09 World: 30.9 2012 Italy: 55.83 Spain: 69.81 World: 33.3 2013 Italy: 58.46 Spain: 71.64 World: 35.3 2014 Italy: 55.64 Spain: 76.19 World: 37.4 2015 Italy: 58.14 Spain: 78.69 World: 39.9 2016 Italy: 61.32 Spain: 80.56 World: 43.6 2017 Italy: 63.08 Spain: 84.6 World: 46.3 2018 Italy: 74.39 Spain: 86.11 World: 49.4 2019 Italy: 67.85 Spain: 90.72 World: 53.9 2020 Italy: 70.48 Spain: 93.21 World: 60.1 2021 Italy: 74.86 Spain: 93.9 World: 63.8 2022 Italy: 85.06 Spain: 94.49 World: 67 2023 Italy: 87.03 Spain: 95.45 World: 69.2 2024 Italy: 89.22 Spain: 95.76 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Italy Spain
Population 58.9 mn 2025
25th of 215		 49.4 mn 2025
32nd of 215
Population density 199.5 /km² 2023
65th of 214		 96.8 /km² 2023
106th of 214
Population growth -0.06 % 2025
172nd of 215		 1.03 % 2025
99th of 215
Life expectancy 84.0 years 2024
11th of 215		 83.9 years 2024
12th of 215
Fertility rate 1.18 2024
199th of 215		 1.10 2024
205th of 215
Birth rate 6.3 ‰ 2024
208th of 215		 6.5 ‰ 2024
207th of 215
Infant mortality 2.3 ‰ 2024
16th of 196		 2.6 ‰ 2024
20th of 196
Urban population 69.7 % 2025
91st of 215		 80.5 % 2025
54th of 215
Aged 65+ 25.1 % 2025
4th of 215		 21.6 % 2025
22nd of 215
Living in cities 34.5 % 2025
121st of 215		 51.6 % 2025
50th of 215
Living in towns 42.5 % 2025
57th of 215		 27.7 % 2025
127th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.1 % 2025
124th of 215		 20.7 % 2025
137th of 215

Human development

Indicator Italy Spain
Human Development Index 0.915 2023
30th of 193		 0.918 2023
28th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.817 2023
35th of 169		 0.819 2023
33rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.801 2023
7th of 156		 0.818 2023
2nd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.043 2023
16th of 172		 0.043 2023
15th of 172

Economy

Indicator Italy Spain
GDP 2.6 tn US$ 2025
9th of 186		 1.9 tn US$ 2025
12th of 186
GDP per capita 43,309 US$ 2025
26th of 186		 38,627 US$ 2025
30th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 62,803 int. $ 2025
30th of 185		 59,868 int. $ 2025
32nd of 185
GNI per capita 42,080 US$ 2025
24th of 182		 37,120 US$ 2025
28th of 182
GDP growth 0.5 % 2025
170th of 186		 2.8 % 2025
111th of 186
Inflation 1.5 % 2025
119th of 165		 2.7 % 2025
86th of 165
Trade 62.5 % 2025
88th of 138		 69.5 % 2025
82nd of 138
Exports 32.2 % 2025
77th of 138		 36.6 % 2025
69th of 138
FDI inflows 0.0 % 2025
138th of 192		 1.5 % 2025
95th of 192
Manufacturing 15.0 % 2025
35th of 132		 10.6 % 2025
71st of 132
Agriculture 2.1 % 2025
126th of 158		 2.7 % 2025
114th of 158
Tax revenue 25.6 % 2024
12th of 89		 14.9 % 2024
60th of 89
Military spending 1.6 % 2024
73rd of 147		 1.4 % 2024
84th of 147
Government debt - 105.6 % 2024
54th of 56

Labour

Indicator Italy Spain
Unemployment 6.4 % 2025
116th of 181		 10.4 % 2025
148th of 181
Youth unemployment 20.5 % 2025
137th of 181		 24.7 % 2025
152nd of 181
Women in the labour force 40.8 % 2025
146th of 181		 52.8 % 2025
96th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.3 % 2025
141st of 181		 3.4 % 2025
140th of 181
Weekly hours worked 33.9 h 2025
142nd of 181		 32.0 h 2025
155th of 181
Youth NEET rate 12.1 % 2025
50th of 181		 10.2 % 2025
33rd of 181
Labour income share 57.8 % 2024
12th of 114		 58.4 % 2023
Output per hour 74.1 $ 2025
18th of 181		 68.1 $ 2025
23rd of 181

Health

Indicator Italy Spain
Health spending 8.4 % 2024
53rd of 192		 9.2 % 2023
42nd of 192
Health spending per person 3,398 US$ 2024
27th of 191		 3,107 US$ 2023
28th of 191
Physicians 4.19 /1,000 2022
21st of 125		 4.29 /1,000 2022
20th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
14th of 196		 3.2 ‰ 2024
20th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
31st of 194		 3 /100k 2023
8th of 194
Tobacco use 22.4 % 2024
103rd of 166		 27.6 % 2024
128th of 166
Safe drinking water 96.8 % 2024
42nd of 147		 99.5 % 2024
26th of 147

Food

Indicator Italy Spain
Calories per person 3,753 kcal 2023
7th of 155		 3,377 kcal 2023
36th of 155
Protein supply 116.2 g 2022
23rd of 174		 115.3 g 2022
27th of 174
Animal protein supply 69.3 g 2022
32nd of 174		 77.0 g 2022
15th of 174
Fat supply 160.2 g 2022
9th of 174		 154.6 g 2022
16th of 174
Food insecurity 1.7 % 2024
4th of 134		 7.4 % 2024
25th of 134
Cereal import dependency 42.5 % 2022
81st of 160		 50.3 % 2022
71st of 160
Severe food insecurity - 1.9 % 2024
32nd of 124

Education

Indicator Italy Spain
Literacy 99.4 % 2019 99.7 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 100.7 % 2023 118.5 % 2024
11th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 75.9 % 2023
37th of 128		 93.8 % 2024
13th of 128
Education spending 4.1 % 2022 4.6 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs 2023
30th of 195		 17.8 yrs 2023
17th of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
75th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
80th of 193

Society

Indicator Italy Spain
Income inequality 34.3 2023
46th of 93		 33.4 2023
41st of 93
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2023
53rd of 93		 0.8 % 2023
45th of 93
Internet use 89.2 % 2024
62nd of 182		 95.8 % 2024
21st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 132.6 /100 2024
42nd of 151		 130.3 /100 2024
47th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
52nd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
33rd of 213
Women in parliament 32.8 % 2025
58th of 184		 44.3 % 2025
18th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Italy Spain
Refugees hosted 192,914 2025
35th of 177		 511,079 2025
17th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 3.3 ‰ 2025
69th of 177		 10.7 ‰ 2025
44th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 234,144 2025
7th of 177		 248,715 2025
6th of 177
Refugees from the country 266 2025
131st of 199		 186 2025
139th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
179th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
181st of 199

Governance

Indicator Italy Spain
Control of corruption 59.1 /100 2024
62nd of 207		 62.3 /100 2024
50th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.7 /100 2024
46th of 205		 72.9 /100 2024
37th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
57th of 207		 73.0 /100 2024
43rd of 207
Regulatory quality 65.0 /100 2024
53rd of 205		 64.7 /100 2024
56th of 205
Voice and accountability 75.5 /100 2024
31st of 205		 76.9 /100 2024
28th of 205
Political stability 71.2 /100 2024
89th of 207		 65.8 /100 2024
107th of 207

Environment

Indicator Italy Spain
CO₂ per capita 5.08 t 2024
152nd of 202		 4.51 t 2024
144th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 301.9 Mt 2024
19th of 204		 220.3 Mt 2024
28th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.78 % 2024
19th of 204		 0.57 % 2024
28th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 26.0 Gt 2024
12th of 204		 15.7 Gt 2024
21st of 204
GHG per capita 6.30 t 2024
144th of 202		 5.85 t 2024
136th of 202
Renewable energy 17.5 % 2021
116th of 211		 19.0 % 2021
110th of 211
Forest area 32.9 % 2023
100th of 212		 37.2 % 2023
82nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.3 µg/m³ 2023
78th of 200		 10.1 µg/m³ 2023
46th of 200
Water stress 29.8 % 2022
124th of 176		 43.3 % 2022
136th of 176
Land area 295,720 km² 2023
73rd of 214		 499,697 km² 2023
51st of 214

Energy

Indicator Italy Spain
Renewable electricity 48.8 % 2025
66th of 190		 55.9 % 2025
56th of 190
Wind and solar 24.9 % 2025
32nd of 190		 42.3 % 2025
7th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
95th of 180		 18.8 % 2025
16th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 48.8 % 2025
76th of 190		 74.7 % 2025
41st of 190
Fossil electricity 51.2 % 2025
76th of 190		 25.3 % 2025
41st of 190
Coal power 1.3 % 2025
119th of 188		 0.3 % 2025
115th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 284 g/kWh 2025
63rd of 190		 153 g/kWh 2025
40th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.29 MWh 2025
54th of 191		 5.75 MWh 2025
49th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.