Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 27.9% more likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 56.8% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

Life

be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 19.0% fewer children

In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 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 12.1% less likely to have internet access

In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.0% more on education

Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.2% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.8% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, 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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