Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 29.1% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovakia, that number is 20.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.9 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovakia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovakia, however, that number is 11.9% as of 2018.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Slovakia, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 22.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Slovakia, the GDP per capita is $30,300 as of 2020.
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovakia, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Slovakia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Slovakia: At a glance
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