Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 38.1% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.2 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 63.5% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 42.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 13.6% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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