Overview
- Bolzano ranks second and Bologna third after a one-place rise, while Rimini and Ascoli Piceno gain more than twenty places.
- Rome falls five spots to 29th with weaker results in crime and safety and in social security, though its income and wealth indicator improves.
- Caltanissetta places 107th, with Crotone 106th and Reggio Calabria 105th, reflecting the entrenched gap facing the Mezzogiorno.
- Only 60 of 107 provinces are rated good or acceptable, signaling deterioration compared with recent editions.
- The 27th edition assesses nine dimensions through 97 indicators, with updates that include NEET rates, road-homicide incidence, alcohol- and drug-related mortality, and prison overcrowding within social security.