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Bahamas vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 162nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Malta
Population
404321
583596
Population rank 173/197 167/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bahamas and Malta: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Malta economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Malta
Year GDP
Bahamas Malta
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $250,728,796
1971 $573,400,000 $264,578,485
1972 $590,900,000 $295,106,628
1973 $670,900,000 $345,616,106
1974 $632,400,000 $376,081,124
1975 $596,200,000 $474,618,321
1976 $642,100,000 $527,936,989
1977 $713,000,000 $625,563,171
1978 $832,400,000 $793,673,402
1979 $1,139,800,100 $1,001,288,847
1980 $1,335,300,000 $1,250,198,601
1981 $1,426,500,000 $1,243,509,394
1982 $1,578,300,000 $1,234,474,404
1983 $1,732,800,000 $1,165,729,707
1984 $2,041,100,000 $1,101,807,023
1985 $2,320,699,900 $1,117,797,439
1986 $2,472,500,000 $1,435,038,441
1987 $2,713,999,900 $1,751,293,461
1988 $2,817,900,000 $2,019,503,068
1989 $3,062,000,000 $2,118,655,677
1990 $3,166,000,000 $2,547,328,748
1991 $3,111,160,000 $2,750,216,747
1992 $3,109,000,000 $3,021,942,759
1993 $3,092,000,000 $2,709,193,538
1994 $3,259,000,000 $2,998,505,428
1995 $3,429,000,000 $3,709,360,097
1996 $3,609,000,000 $3,822,489,746
1997 $6,332,360,000 $3,787,070,704
1998 $6,833,220,000 $4,010,092,091
1999 $7,683,870,000 $4,111,891,845
2000 $8,076,470,000 $4,036,809,865
2001 $8,317,830,000 $4,070,867,153
2002 $8,881,160,000 $4,455,127,398
2003 $8,870,090,000 $5,418,315,225
2004 $9,055,290,000 $6,104,141,501
2005 $9,836,200,000 $6,393,234,965
2006 $10,167,250,000 $6,749,838,862
2007 $10,618,340,000 $7,908,412,374
2008 $10,526,000,000 $9,135,419,490
2009 $9,981,960,000 $8,734,745,632
2010 $10,095,760,000 $9,097,044,182
2011 $10,070,450,000 $9,789,361,705
2012 $10,720,400,000 $9,609,532,106
2013 $10,475,300,000 $10,796,782,634
2014 $11,139,100,000 $11,888,032,862
2015 $11,837,600,000 $11,340,795,033
2016 $11,880,900,000 $12,025,782,885
2017 $12,446,900,000 $14,161,366,733
2018 $12,819,200,000 $16,153,779,511
2019 $13,277,000,000 $16,337,793,531
2020 $10,363,200,000 $16,409,900,599
2021 $12,037,000,000 $19,723,563,355
2022 $13,896,800,000 $19,239,187,084
2023 $15,271,300,000 $22,210,718,401
2024 $15,832,800,000 $24,322,006,608

Bahamas and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Malta
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $828
1971 $3,004 $874
1972 $3,014 $976
1973 $3,341 $1,144
1974 $3,080 $1,245
1975 $2,841 $1,560
1976 $2,993 $1,727
1977 $3,253 $2,038
1978 $3,720 $2,559
1979 $4,994 $3,196
1980 $5,743 $3,948
1981 $6,029 $3,898
1982 $6,559 $3,788
1983 $7,081 $3,527
1984 $8,202 $3,333
1985 $9,167 $3,322
1986 $9,601 $4,195
1987 $10,361 $5,084
1988 $10,576 $5,814
1989 $11,291 $6,041
1990 $11,473 $7,192
1991 $11,082 $7,559
1992 $10,873 $8,220
1993 $10,613 $7,296
1994 $10,991 $8,000
1995 $11,375 $9,828
1996 $11,784 $10,062
1997 $20,368 $9,893
1998 $21,667 $10,408
1999 $24,041 $10,609
2000 $24,940 $10,348
2001 $25,372 $10,358
2002 $26,782 $11,251
2003 $26,429 $13,594
2004 $26,650 $15,212
2005 $28,602 $15,831
2006 $29,185 $16,654
2007 $30,052 $19,444
2008 $29,392 $22,315
2009 $27,513 $21,176
2010 $27,473 $21,947
2011 $27,091 $23,517
2012 $28,552 $22,878
2013 $27,643 $25,416
2014 $29,137 $27,425
2015 $30,719 $25,530
2016 $30,617 $26,459
2017 $31,875 $30,317
2018 $32,642 $33,382
2019 $33,640 $32,422
2020 $26,179 $31,834
2021 $30,368 $38,065
2022 $34,957 $36,224
2023 $38,232 $40,182
2024 $39,455 $42,347

Bahamas vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Malta
1950 58.9 63.5
1951 59.2 63.9
1952 59.6 64.1
1953 60 64.3
1954 60.3 65.1
1955 60.7 66.3
1956 61 66.8
1957 61.4 67.5
1958 61.7 67.8
1959 62.1 68.4
1960 62.5 68.4
1961 62.8 68.4
1962 63.2 69.2
1963 63.5 69.2
1964 63.9 69.3
1965 64.3 69.5
1966 64.6 69.7
1967 65 69.8
1968 65.4 69.9
1969 65.8 70.1
1970 66.2 70.4
1971 66.5 70.1
1972 66.8 70.7
1973 67.1 71.3
1974 67.6 71.9
1975 68.1 72.1
1976 68.5 72.2
1977 68.8 72.3
1978 68.9 72.3
1979 69 72.5
1980 69.1 72.3
1981 69.4 72.4
1982 69.7 72.8
1983 70 73.1
1984 70.2 73.3
1985 70.3 73.9
1986 70.3 74.5
1987 70.4 75.3
1988 70.5 75.9
1989 70.7 76.2
1990 70.9 76.2
1991 71.2 76.5
1992 71.3 76.7
1993 71.4 76.8
1994 71.4 76.9
1995 71.4 77
1996 71.5 76.3
1997 71.6 77.3
1998 71.8 77.8
1999 72.1 77.8
2000 72.5 77.9
2001 72.8 78.9
2002 73 78.5
2003 73.2 78.7
2004 73.2 79.2
2005 73.4 79.5
2006 73.5 79.6
2007 73.5 79.7
2008 73.4 79.7
2009 73.5 80.4
2010 73.4 81.4
2011 73.6 80.8
2012 73.7 81.1
2013 73.9 81.8
2014 74 82.3
2015 73.8 82.6
2016 74 82.7
2017 74 83.1
2018 74.1 82.9
2019 71.4 82.8
2020 73 82.3
2021 70.8 82.3
2022 74.5 82.2
2023 74.6 83.3
2024 74.7 83.5
2025 74.9 83.6

Bahamas and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Malta
Year Population
Bahamas Malta
1960 116,317 326,550
1961 122,197 325,250
1962 128,493 323,900
1963 135,087 322,550
1964 141,528 321,250
1965 147,952 318,800
1966 154,874 315,200
1967 162,267 311,550
1968 170,089 307,900
1969 177,981 304,300
1970 184,982 302,650
1971 190,857 302,700
1972 196,055 302,450
1973 200,791 302,200
1974 205,342 301,996
1975 209,886 304,222
1976 214,501 305,774
1977 219,157 306,970
1978 223,761 310,182
1979 228,230 313,342
1980 232,526 316,645
1981 236,614 318,982
1982 240,614 325,898
1983 244,698 330,524
1984 248,863 330,593
1985 253,154 336,452
1986 257,536 342,121
1987 261,935 344,485
1988 266,448 347,325
1989 271,178 350,722
1990 275,945 354,170
1991 280,731 363,845
1992 285,927 367,618
1993 291,339 371,308
1994 296,509 374,797
1995 301,461 377,419
1996 306,268 379,905
1997 310,904 382,791
1998 315,368 385,287
1999 319,614 387,578
2000 323,835 390,087
2001 327,836 393,028
2002 331,614 395,969
2003 335,618 398,582
2004 339,782 401,268
2005 343,894 403,834
2006 348,375 405,308
2007 353,334 406,724
2008 358,120 409,379
2009 362,810 412,477
2010 367,478 414,508
2011 371,729 416,268
2012 375,469 420,028
2013 378,953 424,810
2014 382,298 433,481
2015 385,346 444,220
2016 388,055 454,505
2017 390,485 467,106
2018 392,717 483,903
2019 394,675 503,912
2020 395,863 515,490
2021 396,373 518,150
2022 397,538 531,113
2023 399,440 552,747
2024 401,283 574,346

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Malta

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Malta
1960 5.09 3.62
1961 5.16 3.27
1962 5.13 3.24
1963 5.06 2.9
1964 4.97 2.79
1965 4.88 2.52
1966 4.79 2.33
1967 4.69 2.24
1968 4.56 2.12
1969 4.38 2.02
1970 4.21 2.03
1971 4.06 2.06
1972 3.89 2.01
1973 3.73 1.65
1974 3.57 1.64
1975 3.42 2.27
1976 3.3 2.21
1977 3.17 2.14
1978 3.05 2.05
1979 2.94 2.1
1980 2.84 1.99
1981 2.77 1.87
1982 2.71 1.9
1983 2.65 1.92
1984 2.59 1.95
1985 2.55 1.95
1986 2.53 1.93
1987 2.52 1.97
1988 2.52 2.06
1989 2.52 2.1
1990 2.52 2.02
1991 2.51 1.99
1992 2.71 2.07
1993 2.61 1.96
1994 2.47 1.84
1995 2.42 1.77
1996 2.35 1.99
1997 2.29 1.93
1998 2.23 1.84
1999 2.13 1.73
2000 2.06 1.68
2001 2.02 1.48
2002 1.98 1.45
2003 1.97 1.48
2004 1.98 1.4
2005 2.01 1.38
2006 2.02 1.36
2007 2.04 1.35
2008 2 1.43
2009 2.01 1.42
2010 1.84 1.36
2011 1.79 1.45
2012 1.76 1.42
2013 1.74 1.36
2014 1.69 1.38
2015 1.57 1.37
2016 1.5 1.37
2017 1.42 1.26
2018 1.4 1.23
2019 1.4 1.14
2020 1.39 1.13
2021 1.38 1.13
2022 1.38 1.08
2023 1.37 1.06

Bahamas and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Malta
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Malta
1960 19.5 23.6
1961 19.6 23.8
1962 19.6 24
1963 19.7 24.2
1964 19.8 24.4
1965 19.9 24.5
1966 20.1 24.6
1967 20.2 24.8
1968 20.3 25
1969 20.5 25.5
1970 20.6 25.9
1971 20.6 26.3
1972 20.7 26.8
1973 20.7 27.2
1974 20.8 27.6
1975 20.9 28
1976 21.1 28.4
1977 21.3 28.7
1978 21.6 29.2
1979 21.8 29.6
1980 22.1 30
1981 22.4 30.3
1982 22.7 30.6
1983 23 30.9
1984 23.4 31.2
1985 23.7 31.4
1986 24 31.7
1987 24.3 32
1988 24.7 32.4
1989 25 32.7
1990 25.4 33
1991 25.7 33.3
1992 26 33.7
1993 26.3 34
1994 26.6 34.3
1995 26.9 34.7
1996 27.2 35.1
1997 27.5 35.5
1998 27.9 35.8
1999 28.2 36.1
2000 28.5 36.4
2001 28.9 36.7
2002 29.3 37
2003 29.6 37.4
2004 30 37.7
2005 30.3 38.1
2006 30.6 38.4
2007 30.8 38.7
2008 31 39
2009 31.3 39.3
2010 31.5 39.6
2011 31.8 39.9
2012 32.1 40.2
2013 32.4 40.4
2014 32.6 40.6
2015 33 40.6
2016 33.3 40.6
2017 33.6 40.5
2018 33.9 40.2
2019 34.3 39.9
2020 34.6 39.9
2021 34.9 40.2
2022 35.2 40.8
2023 35.6 41.4
2024 36 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Malta
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
94.9%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Bahamas Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Malta
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
1,401 mi
2001

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