Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.0 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 38.3% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
pay a 48.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.9% less 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 12.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.2% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.