5 events over the last 60 published days.
No particular danger for a visitor, and an economic and social situation without notable strain.
Safety 23 + Economy 20 ÷ 2 = 22
The overall score is the average of the two detailed scores below. Each score runs from 0 (nothing to report) to 100 (extreme situation): calm under 30, tension from 30 to 59, crisis from 60. The calculation is fixed and the same for every country: no AI gives its opinion.
What it measures: the danger for someone travelling to the country right now (crime, terrorism, unrest, disasters, epidemics).
What it does not measure: the state of the economy, daily life for residents or long-term political stability.
| Criterion | Today | Scale | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian and US travel advisories | “Exercise a high degree of caution” · United States: level 2 of 4 | average of both advisories, from 0 (normal precautions) to 70 (do not travel) | 23.3/70 |
| Ongoing disaster (GDACS) | no alert | orange alert 8, red 15 | 0 |
| Reported epidemic (WHO, 30 days) | none | common disease 6, severe disease 10 | 0 |
| Internet outage (IODA) | none | outage 5, major outage 8 | 0 |
| In today's news | not cited | World 2, Geopolitics 4 | 0 |
In short: the score comes from travel advisories (23.3 points out of 70); no ongoing event adds to it.
Where the data comes from: Global Affairs Canada (travel advice) · US Department of State (travel advisories) · GDACS (UN and EU disaster alerts) · WHO (Disease Outbreak News, 30 days) · IODA, Georgia Tech (internet outages) · Horizon briefing of the day.
Score based on advisories written for foreign travellers: it does not describe everyday life there.
What it measures: how fragile the country is: public finances, jobs, prices, lender confidence and protest in the streets.
What it does not measure: the danger for a visitor, nor the future: it is neither a forecast nor financial advice.
| Criterion | Value | Scale | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public debt · what the state owes, relative to a year of output | 137.9% of GDP | 0 up to 60% of GDP, 15 from 150% of GDP | 13/15 |
| Budget deficit · what the state spends beyond its revenue | −2.9% of GDP | 0 from −3% of GDP, 10 at −8% of GDP or below | 0/10 |
| Growth · increase in output | 0.8% | 0 from 2%, 10 at −2% or below | 3/10 |
| Unemployment · share of the labour force without a job | 5.6% | 0 up to 5%, 10 from 15% | 0.6/10 |
| Inflation · price rise over a year | 3.3% | 0 up to 3%, 15 from 30% | 0.2/15 |
| Spread over Germany · extra cost of borrowing over 10 years, a sign of lender confidence | 0.89 pt 4.36% against 3.47% for Germany | 0 up to 0.5 pt, 20 from 3 pts | 3.1/20 |
| Protests and strikes · in the news over the last 7 days | 0 events in our briefings 1.9% of GDELT events | average of two measures: our briefings (1 event = 6 points, 5 or more = 20) and the share of protests in GDELT (0 up to 2%, 20 from 10%) | 0/20 |
In short: what weighs most is high debt and weak growth. Not weighing: deficit and protests.
Where the data comes from: IMF, World Economic Outlook (2026 forecasts): debt, deficit, growth, inflation, unemployment · ECB, 10-year government bond yields (September 2026), euro area only · GDELT Project (protest events, 7 days) · Horizon briefings of the last 7 days.
21 October 2026 Geopolitics
Giorgia Meloni announced on Tuesday the deployment of 500 military personnel to Milan until the end of the year, following a weekend of clashes and looting. The council of ministers also approved measures facilitating the detention of minors.
13 October 2026 World
Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized Tuesday in Rome and his audiences are cancelled until October 20. He is to undergo surgery to remove a nodule from his lung, detected at an early stage.
9 October 2026 Geopolitics
The Italian Parliament adopted, by 227 votes to 164 in a secret ballot, an electoral reform eliminating single-member seats in favor of proportional representation with majority bonus. The opposition accuses Giorgia Meloni of a 'scam'.
30 September 2026 Markets
Moody's agency reconfirmed Italy's rating at Baa2, which reinforces the trajectory followed by Giorgia Meloni's government.
24 September 2026 Markets
The Italian Senate gave final approval to legislation allowing the return of nuclear energy, nearly forty years after abandoning this sector following the Chernobyl disaster.
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