Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 18.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
see 72.0% more spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
be 96.7% more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.
make 2.4 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malta, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 51.5% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Malta, about 93.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 90.7% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 95.2% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 74.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.
use 84.7% more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Malta uses 5,013 kWh as of 2023.
live with 80.7 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malta, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.1% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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