Quality of life comparison

 Libya
compared to
 Malta

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

Health

live 6.0 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 11.1% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.2 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 59.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 53.7% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 88.3% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 88.9% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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