Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 12.5% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 23.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ireland, however, that number is 13.1% as of 2018.
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 37.1% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.4% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 26.6% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 18.3% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.4 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.