Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
live 4.5 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 31.0% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
have 10.7% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Poland, it is 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 40.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Poland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2024.
have 10.4% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 42.9% more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 55.2% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
find 43.0% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
use 12.8% less electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 95.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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