Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 78.5% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 61.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.
be 49.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.2% more 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.1% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.7 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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