Quality of life comparison

live 3.6 years longer

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

make 24.3% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 15.5% more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.9% less likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 12.1% fewer children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

spend 51.3% more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 96.4% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.1% less coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.