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Malta and the European Union

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Malta

the European Union

The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Malta €15,335, 28.5% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Malta
the European Union

People

Median age4.9 years
40.0 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth1.5 years
83.0 years
81.5 years
People784.76×
574.3k
450.6m
People per square kilometre16.69×
1,835 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population4.1 points
46.9%
51.0%
Born abroad17.6 points
32.0%
14.4%
Born outside the EU14.2 points
24.6%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person4.1%
€22,034
€22,939
Average net income4.6%
€24,808
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker18.5%
€25,273
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker32.8%
€32,868
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 647.5 points
83.6%
76.1%
Out of work2.9 points
3.1%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.2 hours
39.5 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty0.6 points
16.9%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.7 points
6.0%
7.7%
GDP per person1.7%
€42,390
€41,700

Family and home

People at home4.3%
2.4
2.3
Households with children1.7 points
27.0%
28.7%
Children per woman32.7%
1.01
1.34
Own their home2.4 points
70.9%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds29.9%
391 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors23.8%
463 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree0.8 points
37.7%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people7.3%
39.5 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them28.5%
€15,335
€19,707
Tax raised per person34.8%
€12,015
€16,198
Government debt35.3 points
46.4%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area13,370.58×
316 km²
4,225,104 km²
Motorway density
0.0 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people2.3%
571 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet3.0 points
97.8%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident2.99×
20.09
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy7.4 points
18.8%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Malta

the European Union

Function
Malta
the European Union
13.3%
12.4%
1.4%
3.0%
3.9%
3.5%
20.3%
10.8%
3.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
13.4%
15.0%
3.9%
2.4%
12.6%
9.7%
26.1%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Malta and the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 13,370.58×: the European Union 4,225,104, Malta 316. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 784.76×: the European Union 450.6m, Malta 574.3k. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which is more crowded: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 16.69×: Malta 1,835, the European Union 110. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Where were more residents born abroad: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 17.6 points: Malta 32.0%, the European Union 14.4%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 1.6 points: the European Union 3.0%, Malta 1.4%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where is unemployment higher: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.9 points: the European Union 6.0%, Malta 3.1%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 7.4 points: the European Union 26.2%, Malta 18.8%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 29.9%: the European Union 507, Malta 391. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where are more children born per woman: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 32.7%: the European Union 1.34, Malta 1.01. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. demo_find · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Malta or the European Union?

    The gap is 7.3%: the European Union 42.4, Malta 39.5. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.