Italy
First look. Fewer sources yet.
At a glance
| Capital | Rome | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | EUR | Source, checked |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Europe/Rome) | Source, checked |
| Distance from Manila | 10 364 km | Computed from the coordinates |
| Population | 58.9 million | Source, checked |
| Official languages | Italian | Source, checked |
| GDP per person | USD 62 803 at purchasing power | Source, checked |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | Source, checked |
| Average wage | USD 5 481 a month, at purchasing power | Source, checked |
| Minimum wage | not sourced yet | |
| Tax on an average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Health coverage index | 82 of 100 | Source, checked |
| Average temperature | 15 °C | Source, checked |
| Warmest month | 25 °C in Aug | Source, checked |
| Coldest month | 8 °C in Jan | Source, checked |
| Happiness rank | 38 of 147 | Source, checked |
| Happiness score | 6.57 | Source, checked |
| English proficiency | Moderate | Source, checked |
| Rent, one bedroom in the capital | not sourced yet | |
| Cost of living, one person | not sourced yet | |
| Health insurance | not sourced yet | |
| Homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000 | Source, checked |
| Residents born abroad | 11.0% | Source, checked |
| Usual weekly hours | 36.1 hours | Source, checked |
| Paid leave | not sourced yet | |
| Public holidays | not sourced yet | |
| Internet speed | 281 Mbps | Source, checked |
| EU member | yes | Source, checked |
| Schengen member | yes | Source, checked |
| Dual citizenship | yes | Source, checked |
Notes on the rules
- Post-study permit: Decreto Cutro (2023) removed the fixed application window. Source
- Post-study permit: allowing conversion at any time of year and outside the flow-decree quota for graduates of Italian institutions. Source
- Permanent residence: Legge 238/2021 set the document's validity at 10 years for adults (previously indefinite in practice). Source
- Permanent residence: 5 years for minors. Source
- Permanent residence: the underlying 5-year qualifying residence period is unchanged. Source
Sources
- Conversione del permesso di soggiorno da studio a lavoro. Cosa e cambiato con il decreto Cutro?, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo (Carta di soggiorno per cittadini stranieri) | Polizia di Stato, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Cittadinanza - Ministero dell'Interno, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Happiness Report 2026, Data for Figure 2.1 (Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford), checked 19 Sept 2026
- EF English Proficiency Index 2025, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Speedtest Global Index, fixed broadband, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, Population, total, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, GDP per capita, PPP (current international $), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, International migrant stock (% of population), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Health Organization, UHC service coverage index, checked 19 Sept 2026
- CIA World Factbook, archived copy (factbook.json mirror), checked 19 Sept 2026
- SIX Group, ISO 4217 List One (ISO 4217 maintenance agency), checked 19 Sept 2026
- WMO World Weather Information Service, Rome (ROMA) climate normals, checked 19 Sept 2026
- IANA time zone database, zone1970.tab, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Union, EU countries, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Commission, Schengen area, checked 19 Sept 2026
- UNODC, Victims of intentional homicide (dataUNODC file dated 12 Jul 2026), checked 19 Sept 2026
- ILOSTAT, Average monthly earnings of employees by sex and currency, checked 19 Sept 2026
- ILOSTAT, Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex and economic activity, checked 19 Sept 2026