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Southern Europe · sovereign state

Italy

Italian Republic

Capital
Rome
Languages
Italian
Currency
Euro
People
58.9 million (2025)
Neighbours
6
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Italy

  • Highest world Heritage sites 62 · #1 of 195 · 2026
  • 4th highest median age 47.5 years · #4 of 213 · 2023
  • 9th highest economy size (GDP) $2.55 trillion · #9 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about Italy

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Italy’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Italy among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Italy sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Italy across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Italy.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people