Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of France, you would:
Health
have 37.5% more doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
be 61.0% less likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
see 16.9% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
Economy
be 61.5% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 38.2% more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 20.6% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 23.4% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 58.2% less likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 59.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
use 22.2% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Malta uses 5,013 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 20.5% less CO2
France emits 4.0 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 France, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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