Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.3 years longer

In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 30.8% more likely to be obese

In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 60.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate

Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 66.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 28.8% fewer children

In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 97.4% less coastline

Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, 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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