Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Australia, you would:
Health
have 10.5% more doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
be 50.5% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 25.8% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
be 24.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.
make 26.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malta, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 28.0% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 34.1% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.0% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.
live with 15.5 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
use 48.9% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Malta uses 5,013 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 77.4% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malta, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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