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Argentina vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Argentina has a population of 45.7M (ranked 35/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Argentina's land area is 1,056,642 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 8th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Argentina ranks 24/197 ($633B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Argentina ranks 73/197 ($13,858), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Argentina Malta
Population
45973765
583596
Population rank 35/197 167/197
GDP
$633B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 24/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$13,858
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 73/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,176
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$540B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.1%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,826
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 47/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,221
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
1,056,642 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
43.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
33.5 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Argentina and Malta: Comparison Charts

Argentina and Malta economies compared

GDP
Argentina

Malta
Year GDP
Argentina Malta
1960 $15,865,474,315 -
1961 $20,132,220,375 -
1962 $18,337,691,145 -
1963 $18,272,123,664 -
1964 $25,605,249,382 -
1965 $28,344,705,967 -
1966 $28,630,474,728 -
1967 $24,256,667,553 -
1968 $26,436,857,247 -
1969 $31,256,284,544 -
1970 $31,584,210,366 $250,728,796
1971 $33,293,199,095 $264,578,485
1972 $34,733,000,536 $295,106,628
1973 $52,544,000,117 $345,616,106
1974 $72,436,777,342 $376,081,124
1975 $52,438,647,922 $474,618,321
1976 $51,169,499,892 $527,936,989
1977 $56,781,000,101 $625,563,171
1978 $89,049,453,088 $793,673,402
1979 $69,252,328,952 $1,001,288,847
1980 $76,961,923,741 $1,250,198,601
1981 $78,676,842,367 $1,243,509,394
1982 $84,307,486,837 $1,234,474,404
1983 $103,979,106,778 $1,165,729,707
1984 $116,915,052,107 $1,101,807,023
1985 $88,150,891,728 $1,117,797,439
1986 $105,872,372,614 $1,435,038,441
1987 $108,810,885,301 $1,751,293,461
1988 $126,890,235,049 $2,019,503,068
1989 $76,629,728,760 $2,118,655,677
1990 $141,352,654,305 $2,547,328,748
1991 $189,719,984,268 $2,750,216,747
1992 $228,778,917,308 $3,021,942,759
1993 $236,741,715,015 $2,709,193,538
1994 $257,440,000,000 $2,998,505,428
1995 $258,031,750,000 $3,709,360,097
1996 $272,149,750,000 $3,822,489,746
1997 $292,859,000,000 $3,787,070,704
1998 $298,948,250,000 $4,010,092,091
1999 $283,523,000,000 $4,111,891,845
2000 $284,203,750,000 $4,036,809,865
2001 $268,696,750,000 $4,070,867,153
2002 $97,724,004,252 $4,455,127,398
2003 $127,586,973,492 $5,418,315,225
2004 $164,657,930,453 $6,104,141,501
2005 $198,737,095,012 $6,393,234,965
2006 $232,557,260,817 $6,749,838,862
2007 $287,530,508,431 $7,908,412,374
2008 $361,558,037,110 $9,135,419,490
2009 $332,976,484,578 $8,734,745,632
2010 $423,627,422,092 $9,097,044,182
2011 $530,158,122,010 $9,789,361,705
2012 $545,982,375,701 $9,609,532,106
2013 $552,025,140,252 $10,796,782,634
2014 $526,319,673,732 $11,888,032,862
2015 $594,749,285,413 $11,340,795,033
2016 $557,532,320,663 $12,025,782,885
2017 $643,628,393,281 $14,161,366,733
2018 $524,819,892,360 $16,153,779,511
2019 $447,754,683,615 $16,337,793,531
2020 $385,740,508,437 $16,409,900,599
2021 $486,564,085,480 $19,723,563,355
2022 $632,790,070,063 $19,239,187,084
2023 $646,075,277,525 $22,210,718,401
2024 $633,266,692,534 $24,322,006,608

Argentina and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Argentina

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Argentina Malta
1960 $778 -
1961 $971 -
1962 $870 -
1963 $853 -
1964 $1,176 -
1965 $1,282 -
1966 $1,275 -
1967 $1,064 -
1968 $1,142 -
1969 $1,330 -
1970 $1,323 $828
1971 $1,373 $874
1972 $1,409 $976
1973 $2,098 $1,144
1974 $2,845 $1,245
1975 $2,027 $1,560
1976 $1,947 $1,727
1977 $2,126 $2,038
1978 $3,282 $2,559
1979 $2,512 $3,196
1980 $2,748 $3,948
1981 $2,764 $3,898
1982 $2,915 $3,788
1983 $3,538 $3,527
1984 $3,915 $3,333
1985 $2,906 $3,322
1986 $3,436 $4,195
1987 $3,477 $5,084
1988 $3,993 $5,814
1989 $2,375 $6,041
1990 $4,315 $7,192
1991 $5,709 $7,559
1992 $6,790 $8,220
1993 $6,932 $7,296
1994 $7,438 $8,000
1995 $7,358 $9,828
1996 $7,663 $10,062
1997 $8,147 $9,893
1998 $8,219 $10,408
1999 $7,706 $10,609
2000 $7,637 $10,348
2001 $7,141 $10,358
2002 $2,570 $11,251
2003 $3,320 $13,594
2004 $4,242 $15,212
2005 $5,068 $15,831
2006 $5,869 $16,654
2007 $7,185 $19,444
2008 $8,944 $22,315
2009 $8,150 $21,176
2010 $10,260 $21,947
2011 $12,704 $23,517
2012 $12,950 $22,878
2013 $12,964 $25,416
2014 $12,233 $27,425
2015 $13,680 $25,530
2016 $12,700 $26,459
2017 $14,533 $30,317
2018 $11,753 $33,382
2019 $9,956 $32,422
2020 $8,536 $31,834
2021 $10,738 $38,065
2022 $13,936 $36,224
2023 $14,187 $40,182
2024 $13,858 $42,347

Argentina vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Argentina

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Argentina Malta
1950 61.3 63.5
1951 61.7 63.9
1952 62.5 64.1
1953 62.5 64.3
1954 63.1 65.1
1955 62.7 66.3
1956 63.6 66.8
1957 63.2 67.5
1958 64.2 67.8
1959 64.1 68.4
1960 64.2 68.4
1961 64.6 68.4
1962 64.6 69.2
1963 64.9 69.2
1964 64.8 69.3
1965 65.1 69.5
1966 65.4 69.7
1967 65.5 69.8
1968 65.2 69.9
1969 65.1 70.1
1970 65.6 70.4
1971 65.6 70.1
1972 66 70.7
1973 66.2 71.3
1974 66.4 71.9
1975 67 72.1
1976 67 72.2
1977 67.6 72.3
1978 68 72.3
1979 68.4 72.5
1980 68.6 72.3
1981 68.9 72.4
1982 69 72.8
1983 69.3 73.1
1984 69.4 73.3
1985 69.9 73.9
1986 70.3 74.5
1987 70.7 75.3
1988 71.1 75.9
1989 71.5 76.2
1990 71.6 76.2
1991 72 76.5
1992 72.1 76.7
1993 72.3 76.8
1994 72.7 76.9
1995 72.9 77
1996 73.1 76.3
1997 73.4 77.3
1998 73.4 77.8
1999 73.7 77.8
2000 73.9 77.9
2001 74.2 78.9
2002 74.3 78.5
2003 74.3 78.7
2004 74.9 79.2
2005 75.2 79.5
2006 75.3 79.6
2007 74.8 79.7
2008 75.4 79.7
2009 75.6 80.4
2010 75.7 81.4
2011 76.1 80.8
2012 75.8 81.1
2013 75.8 81.8
2014 76.3 82.3
2015 76.6 82.6
2016 76.1 82.7
2017 76.5 83.1
2018 76.8 82.9
2019 76.8 82.8
2020 75.9 82.3
2021 73.9 82.3
2022 75.8 82.2
2023 77.4 83.3
2024 77.5 83.5
2025 77.7 83.6

Argentina and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Argentina

Malta
Year Population
Argentina Malta
1960 20,386,045 326,550
1961 20,726,276 325,250
1962 21,072,538 323,900
1963 21,421,705 322,550
1964 21,769,453 321,250
1965 22,112,629 318,800
1966 22,453,893 315,200
1967 22,799,059 311,550
1968 23,150,583 307,900
1969 23,508,711 304,300
1970 23,878,327 302,650
1971 24,257,208 302,700
1972 24,644,328 302,450
1973 25,046,005 302,200
1974 25,461,351 301,996
1975 25,874,107 304,222
1976 26,282,283 305,774
1977 26,701,805 306,970
1978 27,132,158 310,182
1979 27,568,895 313,342
1980 28,011,596 316,645
1981 28,463,959 318,982
1982 28,924,262 325,898
1983 29,391,332 330,524
1984 29,863,093 330,593
1985 30,336,441 336,452
1986 30,811,980 342,121
1987 31,291,762 344,485
1988 31,780,532 347,325
1989 32,270,948 350,722
1990 32,755,901 354,170
1991 33,230,294 363,845
1992 33,693,527 367,618
1993 34,152,717 371,308
1994 34,613,491 374,797
1995 35,070,020 377,419
1996 35,513,793 379,905
1997 35,947,791 382,791
1998 36,372,860 385,287
1999 36,794,682 387,578
2000 37,213,984 390,087
2001 37,624,825 393,028
2002 38,029,349 395,969
2003 38,424,282 398,582
2004 38,815,916 401,268
2005 39,216,789 403,834
2006 39,622,115 405,308
2007 40,016,763 406,724
2008 40,424,148 409,379
2009 40,854,831 412,477
2010 41,288,694 414,508
2011 41,730,660 416,268
2012 42,161,721 420,028
2013 42,582,455 424,810
2014 43,024,071 433,481
2015 43,477,012 444,220
2016 43,900,313 454,505
2017 44,288,894 467,106
2018 44,654,882 483,903
2019 44,973,465 503,912
2020 45,191,965 515,490
2021 45,312,281 518,150
2022 45,407,904 531,113
2023 45,538,401 552,747
2024 45,696,159 574,346

Fertility rates in Argentina and Malta

Fertility rate
Argentina

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Argentina Malta
1960 3.14 3.62
1961 3.12 3.27
1962 3.13 3.24
1963 3.11 2.9
1964 3.08 2.79
1965 3.01 2.52
1966 2.97 2.33
1967 2.98 2.24
1968 3.01 2.12
1969 3.05 2.02
1970 3.09 2.03
1971 3.11 2.06
1972 3.14 2.01
1973 3.17 1.65
1974 3.22 1.64
1975 3.27 2.27
1976 3.32 2.21
1977 3.36 2.14
1978 3.36 2.05
1979 3.34 2.1
1980 3.3 1.99
1981 3.25 1.87
1982 3.2 1.9
1983 3.15 1.92
1984 3.12 1.95
1985 3.07 1.95
1986 3.05 1.93
1987 3.04 1.97
1988 3.05 2.06
1989 3.02 2.1
1990 3.03 2.02
1991 3.01 1.99
1992 2.99 2.07
1993 2.97 1.96
1994 2.94 1.84
1995 2.86 1.77
1996 2.78 1.99
1997 2.71 1.93
1998 2.66 1.84
1999 2.64 1.73
2000 2.59 1.68
2001 2.53 1.48
2002 2.49 1.45
2003 2.45 1.48
2004 2.43 1.4
2005 2.43 1.38
2006 2.4 1.36
2007 2.37 1.35
2008 2.43 1.43
2009 2.4 1.42
2010 2.41 1.36
2011 2.39 1.45
2012 2.3 1.42
2013 2.34 1.36
2014 2.39 1.38
2015 2.35 1.37
2016 2.24 1.37
2017 2.17 1.26
2018 2.07 1.23
2019 1.88 1.14
2020 1.6 1.13
2021 1.59 1.13
2022 1.48 1.08
2023 1.5 1.06

Argentina and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Argentina

Malta
Year Median age, years
Argentina Malta
1960 26.5 23.6
1961 26.6 23.8
1962 26.6 24
1963 26.7 24.2
1964 26.7 24.4
1965 26.7 24.5
1966 26.8 24.6
1967 26.8 24.8
1968 26.9 25
1969 26.9 25.5
1970 26.9 25.9
1971 27 26.3
1972 27 26.8
1973 27 27.2
1974 27 27.6
1975 27 28
1976 27 28.4
1977 27 28.7
1978 27 29.2
1979 27 29.6
1980 27 30
1981 27 30.3
1982 27 30.6
1983 27.1 30.9
1984 27.1 31.2
1985 27.1 31.4
1986 27.1 31.7
1987 27.2 32
1988 27.2 32.4
1989 27.3 32.7
1990 27.3 33
1991 27.3 33.3
1992 27.4 33.7
1993 27.4 34
1994 27.4 34.3
1995 27.5 34.7
1996 27.5 35.1
1997 27.6 35.5
1998 27.7 35.8
1999 27.8 36.1
2000 27.9 36.4
2001 28.1 36.7
2002 28.2 37
2003 28.4 37.4
2004 28.6 37.7
2005 28.8 38.1
2006 29 38.4
2007 29.2 38.7
2008 29.4 39
2009 29.7 39.3
2010 29.9 39.6
2011 30.1 39.9
2012 30.3 40.2
2013 30.5 40.4
2014 30.7 40.6
2015 30.9 40.6
2016 31.1 40.6
2017 31.3 40.5
2018 31.5 40.2
2019 31.8 39.9
2020 32.1 39.9
2021 32.4 40.2
2022 32.8 40.8
2023 33.2 41.4
2024 33.5 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Argentina Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$614B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.7%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.9%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.47%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
103,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.4%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.2
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2024
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2024
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
85
2021
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.9B
2022
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$29.6B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.04B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,399,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.64%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Argentina Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,832 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
183.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.2%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.9%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
0.42%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,822 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
25.5%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
27.2%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
6.45%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Argentina Malta
% of world population
0.56%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,454
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
92.6%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.1
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2020
94.9%
2021
English speaking
6.52%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
89.7%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Argentina Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,371
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$362
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.25%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.08
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
33
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
36.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.8%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.05 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Argentina Malta
% of world land
1.84%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
23,123 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
448,405 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
109,059 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
149,129 mi
2017
1,401 mi
2001

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