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be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people.
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people.
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 61 years for women). In Malta, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women).
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people.
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $42,000.
In Sierra Leone, 9.1% of adults are unemployed. In Malta, that number is 4.4%.
In Sierra Leone, 70.2% live below the poverty line. In Malta, however, that number is 16.3%.
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0%. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0%.
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1360.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Malta, 9.0 women do.
In Sierra Leone, approximately 68.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Malta, on the other hand, 3.5 children do.
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.1%. In Malta, it is 94.4%.
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 36.3 babies per 1,000 people. In Malta, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people.
In Sierra Leone, 5% of the population has electricity access. In Malta, 100% of the population do.
In Sierra Leone, approximately 11.8% of the population has internet access. In Malta, about 77.3% do.
In Sierra Leone, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (85% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas). In Malta, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas).
Sierra Leone spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Malta, that number is 9.7% of GDP.
Sierra Leone spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education. Malta spends 7.2% of total GDP on education.
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
How big is Malta compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.
The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
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