How did Italy's government in the 1870's compare with Great Britain's?

During the 1870's, the British and the Italian governments were the total opposites. The British government was very strong, with very powerful centralized body. It also had lot of colonies and dominions, and lot of powerful figures were installed by the government to control them, in order for the government to have better control as well. The Italian government, on the other hand, just settled. After a period of conflict and unrest, the government finally set on a table and started to make plans about the future of the country and its development, as well as for the formation of Italian identity, thus we can say that the government was in a phase where it was forming a nation.