Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 44.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 27.9% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
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