Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.
be 92.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.
have 10.2% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malta: At a glance
How big is Malta compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.