Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 74.5% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
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 Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.0% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Switzerland: At a glance
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