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🇲🇹 Malta

Republic of Malta

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Every statistic we track for Malta — 120 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$82,421

#19 of 191

Life expectancy

82.1 yrs

#8 of 188

Happiness score

6.44

#43 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.62

#43 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 96.6% #27/139 2024
At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate 16.9% #12/30 2025
Bank Account Ownership 96.6% #27/139 2024
Bank Branches 20.6 #37/153 2024
Current Account Balance 5.8% #29/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 92.1% #19/140 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.9 #178/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.4% #38/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.9% #95/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 30.7 #118/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 47.3 #134/191 2026
GDP per Capita 53,560 #25/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 34,496 #33/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 82,421 #19/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 0.5% #178/184 2019
Government Debt 47.3% #108/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 31.8 #38/57 2023
Income per Person 24,820 #36/183 2018
Income per Person 24,820 #36/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.5% #143/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 46.3 #37/130 2023
Listed Companies 34 #57/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 79.3% #30/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 3.7% #64/191 2026
Severe Material & Social Deprivation 4.1% #18/30 2025
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #137/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 17.1% #57/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.2% #56/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 18,295,132,993 #144/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 3% #88/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1 #211/217 2024
Median Age 41.5 #51/235 2026
Population 0.4 #175/229 2013
Population 0.6 #162/191 2026
Population Density 1,742.9 #8/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 11 #184/195 2025
Urban Population 95.7% #15/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #70/214 2023
Internet Users 93.9% #35/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 132.9 #52/209 2022
Weekly Internet Use 87.5% #25/34 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 30.7% #52/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 7.7 #69/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.5 #158/199 2024
Daily Cigarette Smokers 19.4% #12/31 2019
Health Spending (QoG) 9.5% #38/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 29.5% #171/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 4.8 #147/191 2023
Life Expectancy 82.1 #8/188 2013
Life Expectancy 82.3 #9/186 2020
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 28.1% #1/30 2019
Suicide Rate 5.6 #122/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 25% #51/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #141/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 82 #45/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 12.1 #19/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 466 #33/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 445 #39/79 2022
PISA Science Score 466 #36/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3.2 #91/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,398 #78/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 15.5% #135/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #24/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #35/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.3 #72/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 46 #66/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 46 #65/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #38/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #24/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #34/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #155/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 87 #50/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #54/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #19/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.6 #52/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #62/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #43/179 2025
Military Spending 0.5% #141/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #30/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.2 #138/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 61 #72/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #43/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy 39.7% #30/34 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.9 #39/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 61.4 #66/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 0.7 #180/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 1.9 #191/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 94.7% #8/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 29.9% #111/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.2 #162/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 14.7% #120/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 4.7% #78/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 1.7 #183/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 56 #53/141 2023
World Risk Index 1 #180/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 75.4% #41/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.4 #43/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #52/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.9 #18/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #11/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.9 #19/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #71/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.5 #27/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #24/193 2023
Life Satisfaction (Eurobarometer) 92.8% #8/34 2024

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 14.7% #41/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 84.3% #64/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 79.5% #65/143 2018
Individualism 59 #22/65 2010
Masculinity 47 #38/65 2010
Power Distance 56 #39/65 2010
Signed a Petition 25% #33/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 6.8% #83/120 2017
Trust in government 4.9 #47/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.9 #60/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.3 #34/120 2017
Trust in Science 79.3% #50/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 70.7% #59/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.8 #92/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 96 #5/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.