Italy resilience analysis
Italy ranks #14 of 170 countries with an overall resilience score of 64.9 out of 100. Recovery capacity is the weakest pillar at 71.1, with structural readiness next at 76.4. Live shock exposure is strongest at 78.7, while Social and governance is the lowest of the six underlying domains at 69.3. Across the recorded 30-day window, the index is stable at +0.2 points. Dimension coverage is 77%, and the page labels confidence as standard.
Pillar profile
- Recovery capacity: 71.1; coverage 54%; domains Recovery capacity.
- Structural readiness: 76.4; coverage 91%; domains Economic capacity, Social and governance.
- Live shock exposure: 78.7; coverage 88%; domains Infrastructure, Energy security, Health, food and water.
Six-domain profile
- Social and governance: 69.3; weight 19%; low Education capacity 60; high Social cohesion 75.
- Recovery capacity: 71.1; weight 25%; low Liquid-reserve adequacy 42; high Import concentration 90.
- Energy security: 73; weight 11%; Energy system resilience 73.
- Infrastructure: 75.4; weight 15%; low Logistics and supply chains 31; high Cyber and digital capacity 95.
- Economic capacity: 84.5; weight 17%; low Currency and external balance 77; high Trade policy resilience 97.
- Health, food and water: 87; weight 13%; low Food and water security 81; high Health and public services 92.
Dimension evidence, observed scores weakest first
| Dimension | Domain | Score | Coverage | Evidence state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics and supply chains | Infrastructure | 31 | 50% | Fresh |
| Liquid-reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | 42 | 100% | Fresh |
| Education capacity | Social and governance | 60 | 100% | Fresh |
| Governance and institutions | Social and governance | 63 | 100% | Fresh |
| Fiscal space | Recovery capacity | 68 | 100% | Fresh |
| Border security | Social and governance | 72 | 100% | Stale |
| Energy system resilience | Energy security | 73 | 100% | Fresh |
| State continuity | Recovery capacity | 73 | 100% | Stale |
| Information environment | Social and governance | 74 | 55% | Stale |
| Social cohesion | Social and governance | 75 | 100% | Stale |
| Currency and external balance | Economic capacity | 77 | 85% | Fresh |
| Financial-system exposure | Economic capacity | 78 | 76% | Fresh |
| Core infrastructure | Infrastructure | 79 | 70% | Fresh |
| Food and water security | Health, food and water | 81 | 82% | Fresh |
| Macro-fiscal position | Economic capacity | 87 | 100% | Fresh |
| Import concentration | Recovery capacity | 90 | 100% | Fresh |
| Health and public services | Health, food and water | 92 | 100% | Fresh |
| Cyber and digital capacity | Infrastructure | 95 | 100% | Fresh |
| Trade policy resilience | Economic capacity | 97 | 100% | Fresh |
| External-debt coverage | Recovery capacity | — | 30% | Unmonitored |
| Fuel-stock buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Sovereign fiscal buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Not applicable |
Comparison set
Nearest ranked peers: Uruguay (65.3), Kuwait (64.6), Finland (65.6), Bulgaria (64.3). Comparisons in Europe: Albania (64.3), Bulgaria (64.3), Finland (65.6), Spain (64.2), Slovenia (64.1). Similar scores do not mean equal conditions.
Tracked crisis context
Italy is outside the fixed coverage of the 4 crawlable crisis trackers. This marks a registry boundary, not an absence of risk.
Reading limits
August 29, 2026; method pillar-combined-penalized-v1. Top domain: Health, food and water, 87. Weak pillars reduce the result; compare with coverage and imputation visible.
Questions about Italy
What is Italy's resilience score?
Italy scores 64.9 out of 100 in the August 29, 2026 structural snapshot and sits #14 of 170 ranked countries. This is a comparative index, not a crisis probability.
Which resilience pillars are weakest for Italy?
Recovery capacity is lowest at 71.1, followed by Structural readiness at 76.4. Their evidence coverage is 54% and 91%.
Is Italy's resilience score rising or falling?
The 30-day reading is stable, with a change of +0.2 points. It is structural and separate from the live instability monitor.