Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 10.7% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 68.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 15.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 56.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 times 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 18.3% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.4 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.