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Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Legacy

🇮🇹Italy

Rank #276
Score: 48
About Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi (b.1936) is a media magnate and multiple-term Prime Minister (first term in 1994; later 2001–2006 and 2008–2011). He reshaped Italy’s media and political landscape through a populist and business-oriented style; his long career includes both major political influence and numerous legal controversies and investigations.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
~0.892 (Italy HDI context)7/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Italy (2022)
GDP per capita
Italy GDP per capita context7/10
Source: World Bank — Italy GDP per capita (2023)
Gini coefficient
~33.7 (Italy Gini)3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (Italy) (2022)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (historical & recent context)3/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Italy employment data (2023)
Freedom index
Italy ranked 'Free' by Freedom House historically4/10
Source: Freedom House — Italy country report (2023)
Corruption index
Perceptions & many high-profile cases over time; CPI context1/5
Source: Transparency International — Italy CPI page (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
Multiple notable legal cases and at least one high-profile conviction in the past (tax fraud conviction context; later legal outcomes varied) — recorded here as 5 notable cases, 1 conviction10/20
Source: AP / Reuters / major press coverage on Berlusconi trials & verdicts (2013)