Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 17.6% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.9% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $46,400 as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
be 21.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.5% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 24.5% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.2 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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