Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.8% more likely to be obese

In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 30.3% lower top tax rate

France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.8% more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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 13.8% fewer children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 11.5% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.9% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, 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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