Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
have 25.0% more doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
be 45.7% less likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.5% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 30.2% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 61.6% less likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 71.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.0% more home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.
live with 9.0 times more strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
use 37.2% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Malta uses 5,013 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.1% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 75.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malta, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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