Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 27.9% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 64.5% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 16.2% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 51.9% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
How big is Malta compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.