Israel vs Italy
Israel vs Italy: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.6 years in Israel and 10.5 years in Italy, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Italy.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Italy.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Israel | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025