Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Malta, you would:
Economy
be 19.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Australia, however, that number is 13.4% as of 2020.
be 17.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 29.8% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 130.9 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Australia: At a glance
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