Greece vs Italy: Prosperity gap
Greece
1.33
in 2023
Italy
1.37
in 2023
Greece rank
87th
Italy rank
85th
Prosperity gap over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.37 against 1.33 in Greece, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 87th and Italy ranks 85th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1.51 | 0.166 | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.42 | 0.1124 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.76 | 0.176 | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 0.1885 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.37 against 1.33 in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Greece and Italy?
- 0.04, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Greece ranks 87th and Italy ranks 85th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.