Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.3% more money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $35,400 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.
be 19.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
be 38.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% more on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.9% more on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
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