Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 65.2% more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
have 10.4% more access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Malta scores 85 as of 2021.
be 11.6% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
have 31.4% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
be 38.2% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
be 11.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.
make 77.8% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.7% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malta, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 74.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.0% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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