Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.

live 13.5 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 92.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 50.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% 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 Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Malta, it is 94.9% as of 2021.

be 84.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 63.4% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 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 20.8% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 84.4% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 77.8% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 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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