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Malta
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · capital Valletta
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old83.0years
Ranks 25 of 217 in 2024
11% above world median · 8% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old5.3per 1,000 live births
Ranks 42 of 196 in 2024
65% below world median · 59% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old8per 100,000 live births
Ranks 38 of 194 in 2023
83% below world median · 53% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old3.3% of under-5s
Ranks 4 of 32 in 2022
84% below world median · 54% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old8.84% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
40% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.01births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
47% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2011 · 15 years old93.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 31 of 53 in 2011
about the same world median · 12% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 53 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old97.7% gross
Ranks 108 of 166 in 2023
2% below world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old4.71% of GDP
Ranks 59 of 164 in 2022
16% above world median · 4% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old47,907current US$
Ranks 25 of 186 in 2025
5.1× above world median · 7.4× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old72,210international $
Ranks 21 of 185 in 2025
2.6× above world median · 2.8× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.4% of population
Ranks 18 of 57 in 2023
56% below world median · 69% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old31.8index, 0–100
Ranks 20 of 57 in 2023
6% below world median · 6% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.9% of labour force
Ranks 37 of 182 in 2025
43% below world median · 65% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
22% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.45% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
72% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old99.8% of population
Ranks 16 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 18% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old93.9% of population
Ranks 35 of 182 in 2024
14% above world median · 8% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old3.18t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
25% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old579.7kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
91% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.