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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Malta

Against high income countries, Malta ranks 14th of 80 on infrastructure and 41st of 49 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Malta with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Malta reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.1232 of 17931 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.21134 of 19352 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.9434 of 19932 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2010+0.1553 of 11041 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.6040 of 16522 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.6315 of 21014 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.5583 of 18640 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.2469 of 21326 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.9514 of 19513 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Malta, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.563per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance81.5%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Religion very important58.7%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions76.3%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Divorce rate0.9divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage25.9%% of live births2013no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage29.2years2011no agreed direction
Marriage rate4.8marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent18.4%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated5.24%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share3.64%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households9.28%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households22.6%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union52%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.33marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)0.964divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction

demography

Median age40.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing30.9years2023no agreed direction
Population579,704people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.89%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization95.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+20.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1412.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.01births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate7.7per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration5,161people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population37%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Aid given0.205%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate35%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.924index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.843index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$63,656international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$56,504international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$35,197US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.96%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.36%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness219%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows170%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue24.1%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption17.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense33.7%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.451%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture0.877%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths466PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading445PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science466PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion98.1%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15.9years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.4years2023higher is better
Education spending4.71%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97.7%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment103%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment80.5%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy93.3%% of adults2011higher is better
Compulsory schooling11years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary2.64%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio12.9pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers2,355per million people2023higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita3.18t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area1.44%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land25.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land29%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.111index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.977ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.917index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers12.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament29.1%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management22.7%% of managers2010higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index46index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share38.2%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating1.85per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.783index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.621index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.529index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.903index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.186index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.829index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.902index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.891index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.82index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52022higher is better
Control of corruption0.267index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.727index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.622index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.492index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.922index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.805index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy83years2024higher is better
Infant mortality4.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality5.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending8.84%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate6.47per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds4.09per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation100%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting3.5%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility10births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality8per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.8%% of births2021higher is better
Alcohol consumption7.11litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use24.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths4.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.51per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation97%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.3%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence15per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality9.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women15.7%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending30.9%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity9.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity30.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index82index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index31.8index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.4%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users93.9%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions142per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.0375%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband44.5per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Retirement age, men64.2years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women61.4years2018no agreed direction
Informal employment0.63%% of employment2020higher is worse
Unemployment2.9%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation55.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation71.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study7.84%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment10.1%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust21.3%% of respondents2010higher is better
Self-reported happiness89.4%% of respondents2010higher is better
Life satisfaction6.44score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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