Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 23.2% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.7% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 28.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
be 8.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
pay a 47.4% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.0% less 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.2% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.