Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Malta instead of District of Columbia, you would:

Health

be 21.0% more likely to be obese

In District of Columbia, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 54.7% less likely to be unemployed

In District of Columbia, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.

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be 22.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In District of Columbia, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

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make 77.1% less money

District of Columbia has a GDP per capita of $209,167 as of 2024, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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