Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 44.5% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 14.8% more spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 37.2% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
be 25.2% more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% 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 Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.5% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 49.2% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 87.5% less likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 54.2% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 94.5% more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 37.5% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 3.1 times more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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