Sicily

Destination Info

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Country

Italian Republic

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Earthquake: 52 %
  • Water Stress: 53 %
  • Average: 25 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 1.7 - 24.9 °C 2.5 - 26.5 °C 3.3 - 27.7 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 14 72 88
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 499.7 mm 592.4 mm 590.8 mm
Annual amount of rain 4066.8 mm 4884.2 mm 4859.1 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 81 78 78

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Above average
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Top 20%
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Top 10%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Top 10%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Top 20%
Human rights index
Rank: Top 20%
Bribery rate
Rank: Top 20%
Press freedom index
Rank: Above average
Civil liberties index
Rank: Top 20%
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Above average
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Top 20%

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Human rights index
Bribery rate
Press freedom index
Civil liberties index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Freedom of speech index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: About average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Above average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Below average
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Below average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: About average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Top 20%

    Environment Indicator Details

    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: Above average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Top 20%
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Above average
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Top 20%
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Above average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Above average
        Gini index
        Rank: Above average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Top 20%

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: About average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: About average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)