Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 83.7% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 36.6% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 83.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 28.9% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.3 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.