Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Malta instead of Switzerland, you would:

Health

be 48.2% more likely to be obese

In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate

Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 31.0% less money

Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 26.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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.

Expenditures

spend 13.5% more on education

Switzerland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.

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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