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Algeria vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 10th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Malta
Population
47911682
583596
Population rank 33/197 167/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Algeria and Malta: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Malta economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Malta
Year GDP
Algeria Malta
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 $250,728,796
1971 $5,077,183,094 $264,578,485
1972 $6,766,743,957 $295,106,628
1973 $8,707,858,912 $345,616,106
1974 $13,209,871,626 $376,081,124
1975 $15,557,902,754 $474,618,321
1976 $17,728,240,932 $527,936,989
1977 $20,972,113,685 $625,563,171
1978 $26,364,491,313 $793,673,402
1979 $33,243,706,860 $1,001,288,847
1980 $42,345,829,079 $1,250,198,601
1981 $44,348,590,461 $1,243,509,394
1982 $45,207,167,470 $1,234,474,404
1983 $48,801,369,800 $1,165,729,707
1984 $53,698,548,293 $1,101,807,023
1985 $57,937,868,670 $1,117,797,439
1986 $63,692,007,897 $1,435,038,441
1987 $66,745,818,375 $1,751,293,461
1988 $59,089,396,860 $2,019,503,068
1989 $55,634,721,573 $2,118,655,677
1990 $62,048,507,531 $2,547,328,748
1991 $45,715,676,428 $2,750,216,747
1992 $48,003,133,347 $3,021,942,759
1993 $49,945,584,453 $2,709,193,538
1994 $42,543,176,829 $2,998,505,428
1995 $41,764,291,672 $3,709,360,097
1996 $46,941,554,225 $3,822,489,746
1997 $48,177,612,042 $3,787,070,704
1998 $48,187,781,984 $4,010,092,091
1999 $48,640,671,735 $4,111,891,845
2000 $54,790,398,570 $4,036,809,865
2001 $59,413,400,924 $4,070,867,153
2002 $61,516,103,406 $4,455,127,398
2003 $73,482,264,191 $5,418,315,225
2004 $91,913,680,985 $6,104,141,501
2005 $107,046,618,670 $6,393,234,965
2006 $123,084,258,693 $6,749,838,862
2007 $142,482,739,810 $7,908,412,374
2008 $180,383,848,331 $9,135,419,490
2009 $150,317,292,079 $8,734,745,632
2010 $177,785,053,940 $9,097,044,182
2011 $218,331,946,925 $9,789,361,705
2012 $227,143,746,076 $9,609,532,106
2013 $229,701,430,292 $10,796,782,634
2014 $238,942,664,193 $11,888,032,862
2015 $187,493,855,609 $11,340,795,033
2016 $180,763,839,522 $12,025,782,885
2017 $189,880,896,903 $14,161,366,733
2018 $194,554,483,656 $16,153,779,511
2019 $193,459,662,091 $16,337,793,531
2020 $164,873,415,325 $16,409,900,599
2021 $186,231,205,262 $19,723,563,355
2022 $225,638,456,572 $19,239,187,084
2023 $247,626,161,016 $22,210,718,401
2024 $263,619,794,507 $24,322,006,608

Algeria and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Malta
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 $828
1971 $360 $874
1972 $469 $976
1973 $590 $1,144
1974 $873 $1,245
1975 $992 $1,560
1976 $1,080 $1,727
1977 $1,232 $2,038
1978 $1,506 $2,559
1979 $1,843 $3,196
1980 $2,276 $3,948
1981 $2,307 $3,898
1982 $2,275 $3,788
1983 $2,374 $3,527
1984 $2,524 $3,333
1985 $2,633 $3,322
1986 $2,800 $4,195
1987 $2,847 $5,084
1988 $2,451 $5,814
1989 $2,247 $6,041
1990 $2,445 $7,192
1991 $1,759 $7,559
1992 $1,803 $8,220
1993 $1,831 $7,296
1994 $1,526 $8,000
1995 $1,467 $9,828
1996 $1,617 $10,062
1997 $1,629 $9,893
1998 $1,603 $10,408
1999 $1,596 $10,609
2000 $1,773 $10,348
2001 $1,896 $10,358
2002 $1,937 $11,251
2003 $2,284 $13,594
2004 $2,817 $15,212
2005 $3,233 $15,831
2006 $3,661 $16,654
2007 $4,167 $19,444
2008 $5,181 $22,315
2009 $4,235 $21,176
2010 $4,913 $21,947
2011 $5,916 $23,517
2012 $6,034 $22,878
2013 $5,980 $25,416
2014 $6,095 $27,425
2015 $4,685 $25,530
2016 $4,425 $26,459
2017 $4,555 $30,317
2018 $4,577 $33,382
2019 $4,468 $32,422
2020 $3,744 $31,834
2021 $4,161 $38,065
2022 $4,962 $36,224
2023 $5,364 $40,182
2024 $5,631 $42,347

Algeria vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Malta
1950 42.7 63.5
1951 43.3 63.9
1952 43.5 64.1
1953 43.6 64.3
1954 40.6 65.1
1955 40.9 66.3
1956 40.9 66.8
1957 40.9 67.5
1958 40.9 67.8
1959 40.9 68.4
1960 40.8 68.4
1961 40.8 68.4
1962 39.5 69.2
1963 43.1 69.2
1964 43 69.3
1965 42.8 69.5
1966 42.7 69.7
1967 42.7 69.8
1968 42.8 69.9
1969 43 70.1
1970 43.3 70.4
1971 43.8 70.1
1972 44.4 70.7
1973 45.1 71.3
1974 46 71.9
1975 46.9 72.1
1976 48 72.2
1977 49.2 72.3
1978 50.6 72.3
1979 52.4 72.5
1980 54.5 72.3
1981 57.4 72.4
1982 59.6 72.8
1983 61.3 73.1
1984 62.7 73.3
1985 64.2 73.9
1986 65.3 74.5
1987 66.1 75.3
1988 66.9 75.9
1989 67.5 76.2
1990 67.7 76.2
1991 67.7 76.5
1992 67.7 76.7
1993 67.8 76.8
1994 67.3 76.9
1995 67.7 77
1996 68.2 76.3
1997 68.9 77.3
1998 69.3 77.8
1999 70.1 77.8
2000 70.6 77.9
2001 71 78.9
2002 71.6 78.5
2003 71.9 78.7
2004 72.5 79.2
2005 72.8 79.5
2006 73.1 79.6
2007 73.3 79.7
2008 73.6 79.7
2009 73.9 80.4
2010 74.1 81.4
2011 74.4 80.8
2012 74.6 81.1
2013 74.8 81.8
2014 75 82.3
2015 75.2 82.6
2016 75.3 82.7
2017 75.4 83.1
2018 75.6 82.9
2019 75.7 82.8
2020 73.3 82.3
2021 75.2 82.3
2022 76.1 82.2
2023 76.3 83.3
2024 76.5 83.5
2025 76.7 83.6

Algeria and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Malta
Year Population
Algeria Malta
1960 11,424,922 326,550
1961 11,628,883 325,250
1962 11,800,771 323,900
1963 11,982,118 322,550
1964 12,179,813 321,250
1965 12,365,976 318,800
1966 12,590,069 315,200
1967 12,876,118 311,550
1968 13,172,614 307,900
1969 13,475,960 304,300
1970 13,783,719 302,650
1971 14,098,936 302,700
1972 14,427,072 302,450
1973 14,771,147 302,200
1974 15,133,502 301,996
1975 15,678,596 304,222
1976 16,409,170 305,774
1977 17,015,994 306,970
1978 17,506,974 310,182
1979 18,036,655 313,342
1980 18,607,174 316,645
1981 19,220,704 318,982
1982 19,872,348 325,898
1983 20,558,115 330,524
1984 21,271,969 330,593
1985 22,008,544 336,452
1986 22,745,499 342,121
1987 23,443,624 344,485
1988 24,109,536 347,325
1989 24,754,485 350,722
1990 25,375,810 354,170
1991 25,987,928 363,845
1992 26,628,568 367,618
1993 27,277,048 371,308
1994 27,887,279 374,797
1995 28,470,191 377,419
1996 29,033,044 379,905
1997 29,579,301 382,791
1998 30,054,133 385,287
1999 30,474,354 387,578
2000 30,903,893 390,087
2001 31,331,221 393,028
2002 31,750,835 395,969
2003 32,175,818 398,582
2004 32,628,286 401,268
2005 33,109,249 403,834
2006 33,623,506 405,308
2007 34,189,416 406,724
2008 34,816,961 409,379
2009 35,490,445 412,477
2010 36,188,236 414,508
2011 36,903,376 416,268
2012 37,646,166 420,028
2013 38,414,171 424,810
2014 39,205,031 433,481
2015 40,019,529 444,220
2016 40,850,721 454,505
2017 41,689,299 467,106
2018 42,505,035 483,903
2019 43,294,546 503,912
2020 44,042,091 515,490
2021 44,761,099 518,150
2022 45,477,389 531,113
2023 46,164,219 552,747
2024 46,814,308 574,346

Fertility rates in Algeria and Malta

Fertility rate
Algeria

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Malta
1960 7.5 3.62
1961 7.56 3.27
1962 7.61 3.24
1963 7.65 2.9
1964 7.67 2.79
1965 7.71 2.52
1966 7.71 2.33
1967 7.71 2.24
1968 7.71 2.12
1969 7.71 2.02
1970 7.7 2.03
1971 7.67 2.06
1972 7.63 2.01
1973 7.59 1.65
1974 7.55 1.64
1975 7.49 2.27
1976 7.41 2.21
1977 7.31 2.14
1978 7.21 2.05
1979 7.12 2.1
1980 6.99 1.99
1981 6.85 1.87
1982 6.68 1.9
1983 6.5 1.92
1984 6.28 1.95
1985 6.04 1.95
1986 5.65 1.93
1987 5.3 1.97
1988 5.02 2.06
1989 4.76 2.1
1990 4.51 2.02
1991 4.37 1.99
1992 4.27 2.07
1993 4.08 1.96
1994 3.91 1.84
1995 3.49 1.77
1996 3.14 1.99
1997 2.89 1.93
1998 2.69 1.84
1999 2.62 1.73
2000 2.59 1.68
2001 2.52 1.48
2002 2.43 1.45
2003 2.45 1.48
2004 2.5 1.4
2005 2.56 1.38
2006 2.63 1.36
2007 2.7 1.35
2008 2.79 1.43
2009 2.83 1.42
2010 2.88 1.36
2011 2.9 1.45
2012 3 1.42
2013 3 1.36
2014 3.08 1.38
2015 3.09 1.37
2016 3.09 1.37
2017 3.09 1.26
2018 3.02 1.23
2019 3 1.14
2020 2.94 1.13
2021 2.87 1.13
2022 2.82 1.08
2023 2.77 1.06

Algeria and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Malta
Year Median age, years
Algeria Malta
1960 17.4 23.6
1961 17.2 23.8
1962 17 24
1963 16.9 24.2
1964 16.7 24.4
1965 16.6 24.5
1966 16.5 24.6
1967 16.4 24.8
1968 16.4 25
1969 16.4 25.5
1970 16.4 25.9
1971 16.4 26.3
1972 16.4 26.8
1973 16.5 27.2
1974 16.5 27.6
1975 16.5 28
1976 16.3 28.4
1977 16.3 28.7
1978 16.4 29.2
1979 16.5 29.6
1980 16.6 30
1981 16.7 30.3
1982 16.9 30.6
1983 17 30.9
1984 17.2 31.2
1985 17.4 31.4
1986 17.6 31.7
1987 17.8 32
1988 18.1 32.4
1989 18.3 32.7
1990 18.6 33
1991 18.8 33.3
1992 19 33.7
1993 19.3 34
1994 19.5 34.3
1995 19.8 34.7
1996 20.1 35.1
1997 20.4 35.5
1998 20.9 35.8
1999 21.4 36.1
2000 21.9 36.4
2001 22.4 36.7
2002 22.9 37
2003 23.3 37.4
2004 23.8 37.7
2005 24.2 38.1
2006 24.6 38.4
2007 25 38.7
2008 25.4 39
2009 25.8 39.3
2010 26.2 39.6
2011 26.5 39.9
2012 26.8 40.2
2013 27.1 40.4
2014 27.3 40.6
2015 27.6 40.6
2016 27.8 40.6
2017 28 40.5
2018 28.2 40.2
2019 28.4 39.9
2020 28.6 39.9
2021 28.7 40.2
2022 28.9 40.8
2023 29.1 41.4
2024 29.3 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Algeria Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Algeria Malta
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
94.9%
2021
English speaking
7%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Algeria Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Malta
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
1,401 mi
2001

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