Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 28.1% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.
live 10.6 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 93.9% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.
have 65.3% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.
have 18.8% less access to essential health services
Malta scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 93.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more 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 Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 45.0% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 7.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 31.1% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.
find 82.5% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.
use 58.7% less electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 53.1% less CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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