Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.
be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 91.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.8% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Malta, it is 94.9% as of 2021.
be 61.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 30.4% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.4% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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
How big is Malta compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.