Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malta instead of Canada, you would:

Economy

be 86.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.

make 14.6% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.

be 81.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

Life

be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 11.3% less on education

Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 24.1% less on healthcare

Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.9% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 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

Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
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