Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 48.2% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 42.7% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.4% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
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