If you lived in Malta instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 98.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.

live 19.5 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.

be 90.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.

be 61.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

Life

be 98.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.

be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 67.5% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

be 47.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Malta, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 33.5% less coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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