Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
see 15.8% more spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malta spends $5,706 as of 2023.
be 43.8% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malta, it is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 69.5% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
have 22.9% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Malta has 45.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
make 49.3% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Malta, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Malta, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Safety
be 22.2% less likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 73.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malta, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malta withdraws 73% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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