Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malta instead of New Zealand, you would:

Economy

make 17.2% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 16.3% less likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.7% more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.

have 25.4% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 98.7% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

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

Malta: At a glance

Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
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