Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 17.9 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.8 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 88.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 20.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 56.9% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 53.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 26.1% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 63.9% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 5.4 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 37.3% less coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 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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