Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 13.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 82.3% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $48,600 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.9 times 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.1% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.8% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 184.4 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.