Cyprus or Italy: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Cyprus
2
indicators ahead
Winner
Italy
10
indicators ahead

Italy wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 2.

  • Safety and trust: Italy 0:2
  • Costs and work: Cyprus 1:0
  • Climate and health: Italy 0:7
  • Law and institutions: tie 1:1

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Cyprus
Italy

Safety and trust

Better: Italy (0 : 2)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗1.0 per 100,000 residents
202468% higher
✓0.6 per 100,000 residents
202341% lower
Trust between people
higher is better
✗7%
202275% lower
✓27%
2022303% higher

Costs and work

Better: Cyprus (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$64,575
20253% higher
✗$62,803
20253% lower

Climate and health

Better: Italy (0 : 7)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗81.8 years
20243% lower
✓84.0 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗79.8 years
20243% lower
✓82.0 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗83.8 years
20243% lower
✓86.0 years
20243% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗83.6 years
20233% lower
✓86.4 years
20233% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.59%
2024almost equal
✓99.77%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.50%
2024almost equal
✓99.73%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗16.1 µg/m³ per year
202313% higher
✓14.3 µg/m³ per year
202311% lower

Law and institutions

Tie (1 : 1)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202525% higher
✗0.59 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202520% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20257% lower
✓0.58 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20257% higher

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cyprus, Italy.

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