Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.7% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 10.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 10.6% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 24.4% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.2 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.