Quality of life comparison

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.

live 17.8 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

make 32.4 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

be 99.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 96.5% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Malta, it is 94.9% as of 2021.

be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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.

have 71.0% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.7% more on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 66.0% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.