Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malta instead of Maldives, you would:

Health

live 6.3 years longer

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $21,300 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

be 33.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 82.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 37.7% fewer children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 69.4% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Malta: At a glance

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.
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