Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 11.4% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 37.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
