Italy in the Rankings
Italy’s best showings on RList are on the pitch and the road. As of October 2026, AC Milan has the second-most Champions League titles (7) and the Ferrari SF90 Stradale ties for fourth among the quickest-accelerating production cars.
Italy also has the fifth-most Michelin three-star restaurants, Lake Como is Europe’s fifth-deepest lake, and Italians have the ninth-highest life expectancy.
Where Italy ranks
Italy’s best placing in each ranking where it makes the top 10. Unranked lists show “Pick”.
| Rank | Ranking | Entry | Figure | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | The Most Champions League Titles by Club | AC Milan +2 more in the top 10 | 7Titles | Sports & Fitness |
| #4 | The Quickest-Accelerating Production Cars (0–60 mph) | Ferrari SF90 Stradale +3 more in the top 10 | 2.00–60 mph (s) | Vehicles & Machines |
| #5 | The Countries with the Most Michelin Three-Star Restaurants | Italy | 15Three-star restaurants | Restaurants & Food |
| #5 | The Deepest Lakes in Europe | Lake Como +2 more in the top 10 | 410 mMax Depth | Geography & Countries |
| #8 | The Fastest Trains in the World | Frecciarossa 1000 (Rome–Milan) | 300Max operating speed (km/h) | Vehicles & Machines |
| #8 | Countries with the Largest National Open Data Portals in 2026 | Italy | 57,437Datasets | Tech & AI |
| #8 | The Most Decorated Olympians of All Time | Edoardo Mangiarotti (Italy) | 13 (6G)Total medals | Sports & Fitness |
| #9 | The Largest Stadiums in Europe | San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) | 75,817Capacity | Sports & Fitness |
| #9 | The Longest-Lived People Ever Verified | Emma Morano | 117 years, 137 daysAge (years, days) | People & Abilities |
| #9 | The Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy | Italy | 83.7Life expectancy (years) | Health & Medicine |
| #9 | The Tallest Statues in Europe | San Carlone — Arona (1698) | 23.5 mHeight | Buildings & Structures |
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The Most Champions League Titles by Club
Real Madrid have won 15 European Cup and Champions League titles, ahead of AC Milan (7) and Liverpool and Bayern Munich (6 each). As of May 30, 2026, after Paris Saint-Germain's second straight title.
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The Quickest-Accelerating Production Cars (0–60 mph)
Car and Driver's instrumented tests, with a June 2026 retest as reported by Carscoops, put a 1,250-hp Corvette first at 1.8 seconds to 60 mph, ahead of a Lucid and a Porsche at 1.9: 17 road-legal cars ranked by tested time, with manufacturer claims kept out.
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The Largest Stadiums in Europe
Europe's 25 biggest stadiums for football, rugby and Gaelic games by official current capacity, led by Wembley's 90,000, with Camp Nou just outside while it is rebuilt.
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The Fastest Trains in the World
Passenger trains ranked by the top speed they actually run in regular service — China's Fuxing and Indonesia's Whoosh lead at 350 km/h, and the Shanghai Maglev now runs at 300.
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The Longest-Lived People Ever Verified
The 15 longest human lives ever independently validated, led by Jeanne Calment at 122 years, 164 days. Ages follow LongeviQuest, GRG and Guinness validation, with living ages as of October 5, 2026.
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The Countries with the Most Michelin Three-Star Restaurants
Michelin three-star restaurants by country, ranked: France leads with 30 (31 with Monaco), ahead of Japan with 21 and a tie between the US and Spain at 16. Counts as of October 4, 2026.
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The Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 (2023 estimates). Monaco and San Marino lead the sovereign states, with Japan the highest large country; non-sovereign territories such as Hong Kong are excluded.
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Countries with the Largest National Open Data Portals in 2026
The U.S., India and Germany run the world's biggest government open data portals — 15 countries ranked by how many datasets their national portal lists in 2026.
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The Deepest Lakes in Europe
Norway's fjord lakes dominate — Europe's deepest, ranked by max depth.
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The Tallest Statues in Europe
Led by two Russian giants — Europe's tallest completed statues, by figure height.
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The Most Decorated Olympians of All Time
The athletes who turned the podium into a habit.
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