Quality of life comparison

be 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

live 1.3 years less

In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 11.2% more money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 26.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 76.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate

Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 29.6% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 14.9% more children

In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

spend 13.6% more on education

Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 66.2% less coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.