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Italy rankings 2026: where Italy places in 244 global Top 10s

Italy is #3 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease and inside the top 10 of 37 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Italy appears in 244 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Italy is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #3 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease, where it is measured at 15.75 per 100,000 people (Parkinson's disease death rate) as of 2026-11-02. Italy finishes inside the top 10 in 37 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Italy is inside the top 10 of 37 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 25 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Italy by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Italy holds 69 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (46.79 thousand hectares per year), #9 of 50 in Countries importing the most palm oil (1,198 thousand tonnes), #9 of 50 in Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower (70.96 billion kWh) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement (970.56 million tonnes). 65 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Italy holds 56 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the largest merchandise exports (726.5 US$ bn), #7 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global goods exports (2.76 %), #7 of 50 in Largest manufacturing economies (382.77 current US$ bn) and #8 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (4,488.55 BoP, current US$ million). 52 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Italy holds 46 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest soybean yields (3.34 tonnes per hectare), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal (125 kg per animal), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest sorghum yields (5.92 tonnes per hectare) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the most organic agricultural land (2,455.59 thousand hectares). 42 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Italy holds 27 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (25.1 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most industrial design applications (36.75 thousand), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people (869.43 per 1,000 people) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest military spending (45.44 billion US dollars). 23 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Italy holds 24 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease (15.75 per 100,000 people), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (82.2 years), #12 of 50 in Countries with the longest life expectancy (83.72 years) and #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth (70.56 years). 20 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Italy holds 12 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (97.18 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (82.77 thousand), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.93 %) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (9.12 thousand). 8 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Italy holds 5 positions: #6 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (38.42 million), #10 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (20.46 US$ bn), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.03 million) and #32 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (185.46 thousand). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Italy holds 5 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (20.3k thousand subscriptions), #14 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (18.86 million subscriptions), #21 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (52.6 million people) and #25 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (78.67 million subscriptions). 1 more ranking is listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Italy moved in 221 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Italy ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Italy's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (122), 49th of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (47.39 % of service imports, BoP) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP (61.93 % of GDP). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Italy

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Italy's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Italy

What is Italy's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#3 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease, with 15.75 per 100,000 people (Parkinson's disease death rate) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Italy?

244 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Italy in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 37 rankings, including #3 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease, #4 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 and #4 in Countries with the most industrial design applications.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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