Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 15.6% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
live 6.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 10.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 34.9% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.9% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.6 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.