Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Malta, you would:
Health
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 Pennsylvania, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 32.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Pennsylvania, however, that number is 11.3% as of 2023.
be 18.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
