Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.0 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 66.3% more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 16.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

Life

be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 31.9% fewer children

In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 73.5% more on education

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

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.3% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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