Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 14.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate

Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

be 24.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 50.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 23.0% fewer children

In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 99.2% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, 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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