The Italy of primates goes from Naples with the richest museum heritage to Belluno with the least number of disputes in court. A selection of thirty statistical indicators on a provincial basis, contained in the 32nd edition of the Quality of Life of Il Sole 24 Ore published last Monday 13 December, tells the presence of hidden territorial records, less known than the general trends in well-being.
The result is a decidedly less “split” map between North and South, compared to that of the annual ranking, with some surprises. For example, the largest houses are located in Nuoro, about 112 square meters per family, against an average of 75 square meters nationwide. Caserta is the province with the least elderly (aged 65 and over) for every 100 residents of active age. The best air quality is recorded in Agrigento. And Viterbo excels both in the production of energy from renewable sources, about 2,007 kWh compared to the 500 produced on average in the provincial territories in 2020, and for the lower number of exposed against noise pollution.
Quality of life 2021: see all the rankings
“Compared to the purely economic trends, which in recent months have affected all the territories, the gap with the South widens above all in the indicators of well-being”, says Luca Bianchi, general manager of Svimez. “A qualitative development gap – he adds – which has become a citizenship gap”. This is why it is important to underline the data in contrast.
The primates of the South
The Italy of excellence is also colored in the provinces that have reached the last two places in the Quality of Life 2021. In Crotone, for example, the highest incidence of municipal administrators under 40 years old is recorded (37% of positions in October 2022, against a national average of 26%). Foggia, on the other hand, is distinguished by the lower consumption of drugs against depression.