Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 46.0% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 67.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
make 32.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
Life
have 49.5% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.5% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.6% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 53.7% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.8 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malaysia: At a glance
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