# International rankings of Italy

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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* Total area: ranked 71st
* World Resources Institute length of coastline: ranked 28th

## Health

* 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

* 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

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

## Religion

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

## Society

* Quality-of-Life Index: ranked 21st
* Average IQ: ranked 1st in Europe and 4th the world.
* 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

* 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.
* 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

* 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

## Tourism

* World Tourism rankings 2023: ranked 4th