Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 28.0% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.9% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 8.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
pay a 61.4% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.8% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.