Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.3 years longer

In Oman, 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.

Economy

make 37.7% more money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $35,300 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

be 90.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

Life

be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 55.5% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.6% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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