Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in San Marino instead of Malta, you would:

Economy

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 43.7% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.8% less likely to have internet access

In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In San Marino, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 42.4% less on education

Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.4% less on healthcare

Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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