Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 41.0% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
have 29.6% more doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
see 13.6% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
be 78.1% more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
make 33.0% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 42.6% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
be 87.5% more 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 Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 28.6% more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 83.0% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 52.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
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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Portugal: At a glance
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