Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 32.6% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
be 16.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 17.1% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.6% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.