Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Macedonia, that number is 22.4% of people as of 2016.
live 6.4 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Macedonia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macedonia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 59.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Macedonia, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2020.
be 22.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
be 26.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Macedonia, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Macedonia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.6% 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Macedonia: At a glance
How big is Macedonia compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.