Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
see 34.0% more spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Canada spends $7,646 as of 2024.
live 0.8 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
have 37.5% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Canada has 28.2 as of 2023.
be 45.9% more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, it is 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 16.3% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 15.6% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 1026.8 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.9% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Canada withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 2.8 times more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Canada uses 14,093 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 61.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Canada emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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