Quality of life comparison

live 7.5 years longer

In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 28.4% more likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

make 49.5% more money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $32,500 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

be 21.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 10.6% more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 59.5% more on education

Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.4% more on healthcare

Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.5% less coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.