Country profile
Malta
Malta ranks #169 of 215 for population, #34 of 209 for gdp per capita, #25 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
568,847
people · 2024
Rank #169 of 215
Life expectancy
83
years · 2024
Rank #25 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #146 of 186
Under-5 mortality
5.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #198 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
93%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #35 of 232
Tobacco use
24.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #51 of 163
Calorie supply
3,407
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #32 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
718,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #112 of 203
GDP per capita
$43,899
current US$ · 2024
Rank #34 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.65
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #151 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
125
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #144 of 210
Forest area
1.44%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #240 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
11.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #199 of 248
Protected areas
8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #165 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.2
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #104 of 210
Fertilizer use
98.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #59 of 194
Pesticide use
12.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #26 of 193
Cereal yield
4.88
tonnes per hectare · 2017
Rank #47 of 182
Digital
Internet users
93.9%
% of population · 2024
Rank #38 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
44.5
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #16 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
142
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #39 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #71 of 215
Renewable electricity output
11.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #184 of 257
Energy use per person
71,108
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #14 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.78
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #31 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Malta; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield