Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 24.2% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
have 98.5% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
live 1.6 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 48.3% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.
be 33.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 32.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 23.2% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 78.2% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 60.6% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 79.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 44.1 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.
live with 98.1% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
use 69.6% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Malta uses 5,013 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 53.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malta, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 86.6% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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