Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.9 years longer

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 2.2 times more money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 57.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 38.2% fewer children

In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 18.0% more on education

Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.1% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 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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