China (People’s Republic of) vs Italy: Economic complexity rankings

China (People’s Republic of)
18
in 2016
Italy
17
in 2016
China (People’s Republic of) rank
101st
Italy rank
102nd

Economic complexity rankings over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Italy
1020304050196419902016

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 18 against 17 in Italy, a difference of 1.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 101st and Italy ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 28.17 7 21.17 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 33.5 7.1 26.4 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 36.5 7.3 29.2 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 40.6 9.6 31 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 34.4 14.8 19.6 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 21.43 16.57 4.86 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic complexity rankings, China (People’s Republic of) or Italy?
China (People’s Republic of), at 18 against 17 in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in economic complexity rankings between China (People’s Republic of) and Italy?
1, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Italy?
53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Italy rank globally for economic complexity rankings?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 101st and Italy ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Economic complexity rankings
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed