Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malta instead of Guernsey, you would:

Economy

be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.

make 25.3% less money

Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.

Life

be 34.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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.

Geography

see 3.9 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 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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