Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.1% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.
be 87.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.5% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 24.2% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.5% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
How big is Malta compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.