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2015 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF ITALY

CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Italy to other OECD countries

INCOME: Italy’s GDP per capita is lower than the OECD average

Italy • GDP per capita: USD 34 732

OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 38 052

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POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Italy has more elderly people and less youth than the OECD average

Italy • 21% are over 65 years old • 14% are under 15 years old

OECD average • 16% are over 65 years old • 18% are under 15 years old

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LENGTH OF LIFE: life expectancy in Italy is close to the OECD average

Italy • Life expectancy: 82.3 years-

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OECD average • Life expectancy: 80.2 years-

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HEALTH CARE: Italy spends slightly more on health care than the OECD average

Italy • 9.2% of GDP

OECD average • 9.2% of GDP

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WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In Italy, women represent a slightly higher share of parliament than in most OECD countries

Italy • 31% of women in Parliament

OECD average • 27% of women in Parliament

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EDUCATION: Italy spends close to the OECD average on education (as % of GDP)

Italy • 3.1% of GDP

OECD average • 3.9% of GDP

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EDUCATION: the Italian PISA scores are below the OECD average

Italy • Reading: 490 • Math: 485 • Science: 494

OECD average • Reading: 496 • Math: 494 • Science: 501 8

R&D: Italy spends below the OECD average on research and development (as % of GDP)

Italy • 1.3% of GDP

OECD average • 2.4% of GDP

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PENSIONS: Italy spends more than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP)

Italy • 17.1% of GDP

OECD average • 8.7% of GDP

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DEBT: Italy’s general government net financial debt is higher than the OECD average (as % of GDP)

Italy • 117.5% of GDP

OECD average • 69.9% of GDP

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HOURS WORKED: those holding a job in Italy work less hours per year than the OECD average

Italy • 1 752 hours per year

OECD average • 1 771 hours per year

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EMPLOYMENT: Italy’s employment rate for women is close to the OECD average. The same rate for men is lower than the OECD average.

Italy • Women: 64.8% • Men: 46.5%

OECD average • Women: 73.1% • Men: 57.4%

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UNEMPLOYMENT: Italy has a higher unemployment rate than the OECD average

Italy • 40.0%

OECD average • 16.1%

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UNEMPLOYMENT: Italy has a higher youth unemployment rate than the OECD average

Italy • 12.2%

OECD average • 7.9%

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ENVIRONMENT: Italy’s CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion are lower than the OECD average

Italy • 6 tonnes of CO2

OECD average • 10 tonnes of CO2

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INEQUALITY: Italy has a higher inequality (as measured by the Gini index) than the OECD average

Italy • 0.321 (2010)

OECD average • 0.308 (2010)

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