Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
pay a 35.7% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.5% more on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.1 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Germany: At a glance
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