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Italy vs United Arab Emirates
How Italy and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1815 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Italy was higher: 83.7 years against 82.9 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $34,510
- Population · In 2023, Italy was higher: 59.5 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.25% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 5.08 tonnes
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personItaly: $34,720 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureItaly: 14.1 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personItaly: $34,720 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthItaly: 0.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationItaly: 1.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtItaly: 137.1% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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