If you lived in Malta instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

Health

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

In Guinea-Bissau, 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 19.5 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 23.8 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 65.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.4% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Malta, it is 94.9% as of 2021.

be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 74.2% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% 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 2.2 times more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.6% more on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 43.8% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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