Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 27.4% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
be 32.5% less likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 29.3% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
have 15.9% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
make 25.9% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
be 20.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 2.4 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 25.9% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 38.7% more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 43.4% more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 34.4% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 81.8% more strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 28.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 81.4% more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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