Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Missouri, that number is 37.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Missouri, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
make 17.6% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
be 13.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
