1. Identify and explain which country has a higher standard of living.
2. Assess which county appears to be the most economically stable
3. Evaluate which county appears to have the most equal distribution of the country's wealth and prosperity
4. Describe the challenges that were encountered in collecting the data and comparing the two countries

Economic Measure	USA	Year Collected	Italy	Year Collected
Standard & Poor Rating	AA+	2011	BBB	2017
Real GDP	$19,846,720,000,000	2020	$2,322,140,000,000	2020
Real Per Capita GDP	$60,200	2020	$39,000	2020
GDP Sector Composition
Agriculture	0.9%	2017	2.1%	2017
Industry	19.1%	2017	23.9%	2017
Services	80%	2017	73.9%	2017
GDP End Use Composition
Household	68.4%	2017	61%	2017
Government	17.3%	2017	18.6%	2017

Fixed Capital Investment	17.2%	2017	17.5%	2017
Inventory Investment	0.1%	2017	-0.2%	2017
Exports	12.1%	2017	31.4%	2017
Imports	-15%	2017	-28.3%	2017
Population below poverty level	15.1%	2010	20.1%	2018
Gini Index Coefficient	41.1	2016	35.9	2017
Public Debt % of GDP	78.8%	2017	131.8%	2017