Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 19.8% less likely to be obese

In Kentucky, 38.2% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Kentucky, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.

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Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), World Bank (2025). How we calculate this

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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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