Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 40.3% more likely to be obese

In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sweden, 7.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

pay a 38.7% lower top tax rate

Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 12.1% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 97.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 12.1% fewer children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 18.1% less on education

Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.9% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.

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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