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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 125th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Malta
Population
3140094
583596
Population rank 135/197 167/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year GDP
Bosnia Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 - $1,250,198,601
1981 - $1,243,509,394
1982 - $1,234,474,404
1983 - $1,165,729,707
1984 - $1,101,807,023
1985 - $1,117,797,439
1986 - $1,435,038,441
1987 - $1,751,293,461
1988 - $2,019,503,068
1989 - $2,118,655,677
1990 $7,753,478,261 $2,547,328,748
1991 $6,122,959,184 $2,750,216,747
1992 $4,735,044,707 $3,021,942,759
1993 $3,630,668,950 $2,709,193,538
1994 $1,255,802,469 $2,998,505,428
1995 $1,866,572,954 $3,709,360,097
1996 $2,786,045,322 $3,822,489,746
1997 $3,671,909,673 $3,787,070,704
1998 $4,116,774,301 $4,010,092,091
1999 $4,686,256,363 $4,111,891,845
2000 $5,567,772,769 $4,036,809,865
2001 $5,800,615,466 $4,070,867,153
2002 $6,728,220,887 $4,455,127,398
2003 $8,498,894,359 $5,418,315,225
2004 $10,156,541,538 $6,104,141,501
2005 $11,222,796,337 $6,393,234,965
2006 $12,864,841,906 $6,749,838,862
2007 $15,778,734,264 $7,908,412,374
2008 $19,112,796,623 $9,135,419,490
2009 $17,613,949,091 $8,734,745,632
2010 $17,176,315,804 $9,097,044,182
2011 $18,644,233,537 $9,789,361,705
2012 $17,226,735,996 $9,609,532,106
2013 $18,179,108,531 $10,796,782,634
2014 $18,558,733,564 $11,888,032,862
2015 $16,404,348,871 $11,340,795,033
2016 $17,116,926,328 $12,025,782,885
2017 $18,326,373,366 $14,161,366,733
2018 $20,484,053,869 $16,153,779,511
2019 $20,482,608,755 $16,337,793,531
2020 $20,226,036,564 $16,409,900,599
2021 $23,672,712,242 $19,723,563,355
2022 $24,534,663,636 $19,239,187,084
2023 $27,592,361,388 $22,210,718,401
2024 $28,343,394,203 $24,322,006,608

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 - $3,948
1981 - $3,898
1982 - $3,788
1983 - $3,527
1984 - $3,333
1985 - $3,322
1986 - $4,195
1987 - $5,084
1988 - $5,814
1989 - $6,041
1990 $1,743 $7,192
1991 $1,373 $7,559
1992 $1,118 $8,220
1993 $930 $7,296
1994 $337 $8,000
1995 $502 $9,828
1996 $719 $10,062
1997 $914 $9,893
1998 $1,007 $10,408
1999 $1,135 $10,609
2000 $1,338 $10,348
2001 $1,388 $10,358
2002 $1,607 $11,251
2003 $2,034 $13,594
2004 $2,453 $15,212
2005 $2,740 $15,831
2006 $3,166 $16,654
2007 $3,931 $19,444
2008 $4,842 $22,315
2009 $4,540 $21,176
2010 $4,506 $21,947
2011 $4,983 $23,517
2012 $4,694 $22,878
2013 $5,035 $25,416
2014 $5,206 $27,425
2015 $4,662 $25,530
2016 $4,929 $26,459
2017 $5,345 $30,317
2018 $6,048 $33,382
2019 $6,122 $32,422
2020 $6,130 $31,834
2021 $7,295 $38,065
2022 $7,656 $36,224
2023 $8,663 $40,182
2024 $8,957 $42,347

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Malta
1950 47.3 63.5
1951 48.4 63.9
1952 49.4 64.1
1953 51.1 64.3
1954 51.9 65.1
1955 53 66.3
1956 53.9 66.8
1957 55.1 67.5
1958 56.2 67.8
1959 57.6 68.4
1960 58.5 68.4
1961 59.3 68.4
1962 60.1 69.2
1963 60.5 69.2
1964 61.5 69.3
1965 62.2 69.5
1966 63.1 69.7
1967 63.7 69.8
1968 64 69.9
1969 64.4 70.1
1970 64.8 70.4
1971 65.2 70.1
1972 65.7 70.7
1973 66.6 71.3
1974 67.6 71.9
1975 68.3 72.1
1976 68.6 72.2
1977 68.8 72.3
1978 68.8 72.3
1979 69.1 72.5
1980 69.6 72.3
1981 70.1 72.4
1982 70.1 72.8
1983 70.1 73.1
1984 70.2 73.3
1985 70.6 73.9
1986 70.8 74.5
1987 70.9 75.3
1988 71 75.9
1989 71.4 76.2
1990 71.5 76.2
1991 71.8 76.5
1992 52 76.7
1993 50.9 76.8
1994 66.6 76.9
1995 70.2 77
1996 73.5 76.3
1997 73.9 77.3
1998 74.5 77.8
1999 74.9 77.8
2000 75.3 77.9
2001 75.6 78.9
2002 76 78.5
2003 76.4 78.7
2004 76.5 79.2
2005 76.4 79.5
2006 76 79.6
2007 76.2 79.7
2008 76.3 79.7
2009 76.7 80.4
2010 76.8 81.4
2011 77 80.8
2012 77 81.1
2013 77.1 81.8
2014 77.1 82.3
2015 77.1 82.6
2016 77.1 82.7
2017 77.4 83.1
2018 77.9 82.9
2019 77.4 82.8
2020 76 82.3
2021 74.6 82.3
2022 76.8 82.2
2023 77.9 83.3
2024 78 83.5
2025 78.2 83.6

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year Population
Bosnia Malta
1960 3,281,381 326,550
1961 3,348,035 325,250
1962 3,407,532 323,900
1963 3,461,942 322,550
1964 3,513,441 321,250
1965 3,562,834 318,800
1966 3,610,562 315,200
1967 3,656,223 311,550
1968 3,698,794 307,900
1969 3,737,765 304,300
1970 3,773,247 302,650
1971 3,809,376 302,700
1972 3,848,271 302,450
1973 3,887,376 302,200
1974 3,926,472 301,996
1975 3,965,743 304,222
1976 4,004,552 305,774
1977 4,042,124 306,970
1978 4,078,240 310,182
1979 4,113,300 313,342
1980 4,148,426 316,645
1981 4,184,217 318,982
1982 4,221,100 325,898
1983 4,258,728 330,524
1984 4,295,536 330,593
1985 4,330,364 336,452
1986 4,362,115 342,121
1987 4,390,246 344,485
1988 4,414,404 347,325
1989 4,433,983 350,722
1990 4,448,652 354,170
1991 4,458,343 363,845
1992 4,234,616 367,618
1993 3,904,482 371,308
1994 3,725,412 374,797
1995 3,715,564 377,419
1996 3,875,246 379,905
1997 4,018,227 382,791
1998 4,089,356 385,287
1999 4,130,305 387,578
2000 4,159,771 390,087
2001 4,179,438 393,028
2002 4,188,002 395,969
2003 4,178,523 398,582
2004 4,140,987 401,268
2005 4,096,493 403,834
2006 4,063,272 405,308
2007 4,013,424 406,724
2008 3,947,544 409,379
2009 3,879,794 412,477
2010 3,811,472 414,508
2011 3,741,798 416,268
2012 3,670,113 420,028
2013 3,610,859 424,810
2014 3,564,829 433,481
2015 3,518,541 444,220
2016 3,473,003 454,505
2017 3,428,682 467,106
2018 3,387,000 483,903
2019 3,345,533 503,912
2020 3,299,349 515,490
2021 3,244,907 518,150
2022 3,204,802 531,113
2023 3,185,073 552,747
2024 3,164,253 574,346

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Malta
1960 3.96 3.62
1961 3.89 3.27
1962 3.81 3.24
1963 3.7 2.9
1964 3.6 2.79
1965 3.53 2.52
1966 3.39 2.33
1967 3.22 2.24
1968 3.08 2.12
1969 2.95 2.02
1970 2.79 2.03
1971 2.75 2.06
1972 2.67 2.01
1973 2.54 1.65
1974 2.45 1.64
1975 2.39 2.27
1976 2.31 2.21
1977 2.2 2.14
1978 2.08 2.05
1979 1.99 2.1
1980 1.98 1.99
1981 2.02 1.87
1982 2.05 1.9
1983 2.05 1.92
1984 2.02 1.95
1985 1.96 1.95
1986 1.91 1.93
1987 1.88 1.97
1988 1.85 2.06
1989 1.79 2.1
1990 1.79 2.02
1991 1.78 1.99
1992 1.76 2.07
1993 1.73 1.96
1994 1.7 1.84
1995 1.67 1.77
1996 1.65 1.99
1997 1.69 1.93
1998 1.56 1.84
1999 1.37 1.73
2000 1.28 1.68
2001 1.23 1.48
2002 1.23 1.45
2003 1.22 1.48
2004 1.22 1.4
2005 1.2 1.38
2006 1.18 1.36
2007 1.19 1.35
2008 1.21 1.43
2009 1.27 1.42
2010 1.26 1.36
2011 1.21 1.45
2012 1.25 1.42
2013 1.28 1.36
2014 1.26 1.38
2015 1.32 1.37
2016 1.36 1.37
2017 1.42 1.26
2018 1.5 1.23
2019 1.51 1.14
2020 1.52 1.13
2021 1.49 1.13
2022 1.48 1.08
2023 1.49 1.06

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malta
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Malta
1960 21.5 23.6
1961 21.6 23.8
1962 21.6 24
1963 21.7 24.2
1964 21.7 24.4
1965 21.8 24.5
1966 21.9 24.6
1967 22 24.8
1968 22.1 25
1969 22.2 25.5
1970 22.4 25.9
1971 22.6 26.3
1972 22.9 26.8
1973 23.2 27.2
1974 23.6 27.6
1975 23.9 28
1976 24.2 28.4
1977 24.6 28.7
1978 25 29.2
1979 25.4 29.6
1980 25.8 30
1981 26.2 30.3
1982 26.5 30.6
1983 26.9 30.9
1984 27.3 31.2
1985 27.6 31.4
1986 28 31.7
1987 28.4 32
1988 28.8 32.4
1989 29.2 32.7
1990 29.7 33
1991 30.2 33.3
1992 30.9 33.7
1993 31.8 34
1994 32.6 34.3
1995 33 34.7
1996 32.9 35.1
1997 32.8 35.5
1998 33 35.8
1999 33.3 36.1
2000 33.6 36.4
2001 34 36.7
2002 34.4 37
2003 34.9 37.4
2004 35.4 37.7
2005 35.9 38.1
2006 36.5 38.4
2007 37.1 38.7
2008 37.8 39
2009 38.5 39.3
2010 39.1 39.6
2011 39.8 39.9
2012 40.5 40.2
2013 41.2 40.4
2014 41.8 40.6
2015 42.3 40.6
2016 42.8 40.6
2017 43.3 40.5
2018 43.8 40.2
2019 44.3 39.9
2020 44.8 39.9
2021 45.2 40.2
2022 45.6 40.8
2023 46 41.4
2024 46.3 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Malta
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Bosnia Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Malta
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
1,401 mi
2001

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