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Canada vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 4th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Malta
Population
41972421
583596
Population rank 38/197 167/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Canada and Malta: Comparison Charts

Canada and Malta economies compared

GDP
Canada

Malta
Year GDP
Canada Malta
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 $250,728,796
1971 $99,606,454,744 $264,578,485
1972 $113,463,848,874 $295,106,628
1973 $131,764,343,566 $345,616,106
1974 $160,949,188,139 $376,081,124
1975 $174,419,757,177 $474,618,321
1976 $207,271,612,576 $527,936,989
1977 $212,325,176,305 $625,563,171
1978 $219,369,542,386 $793,673,402
1979 $243,891,124,296 $1,001,288,847
1980 $274,776,566,028 $1,250,198,601
1981 $307,246,642,756 $1,243,509,394
1982 $314,647,807,409 $1,234,474,404
1983 $341,866,277,183 $1,165,729,707
1984 $356,718,400,124 $1,101,807,023
1985 $366,186,012,450 $1,117,797,439
1986 $379,006,836,992 $1,435,038,441
1987 $433,134,238,311 $1,751,293,461
1988 $509,380,027,627 $2,019,503,068
1989 $567,211,993,243 $2,118,655,677
1990 $596,075,591,361 $2,547,328,748
1991 $612,527,712,316 $2,750,216,747
1992 $594,387,358,319 $3,021,942,759
1993 $579,053,561,739 $2,709,193,538
1994 $579,944,346,807 $2,998,505,428
1995 $605,961,090,061 $3,709,360,097
1996 $630,607,994,133 $3,822,489,746
1997 $654,986,999,856 $3,787,070,704
1998 $634,000,000,000 $4,010,092,091
1999 $678,412,196,271 $4,111,891,845
2000 $744,773,415,932 $4,036,809,865
2001 $738,981,792,355 $4,070,867,153
2002 $760,649,334,098 $4,455,127,398
2003 $895,540,646,635 $5,418,315,225
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $6,104,141,501
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $9,135,419,490
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $8,734,745,632
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $9,097,044,182
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $9,789,361,705
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $9,609,532,106
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $10,796,782,634
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $11,888,032,862
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $11,340,795,033
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $12,025,782,885
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $14,161,366,733
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $16,153,779,511
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $16,337,793,531
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $19,723,563,355
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $19,239,187,084
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $22,210,718,401
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $24,322,006,608

Canada and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Canada Malta
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 $828
1971 $4,535 $874
1972 $5,107 $976
1973 $5,858 $1,144
1974 $7,057 $1,245
1975 $7,537 $1,560
1976 $8,839 $1,727
1977 $8,949 $2,038
1978 $9,154 $2,559
1979 $10,078 $3,196
1980 $11,208 $3,948
1981 $12,379 $3,898
1982 $12,527 $3,788
1983 $13,477 $3,527
1984 $13,930 $3,333
1985 $14,170 $3,322
1986 $14,521 $4,195
1987 $16,378 $5,084
1988 $19,013 $5,814
1989 $20,795 $6,041
1990 $21,526 $7,192
1991 $21,847 $7,559
1992 $20,950 $8,220
1993 $20,187 $7,296
1994 $19,998 $8,000
1995 $20,680 $9,828
1996 $21,297 $10,062
1997 $21,902 $9,893
1998 $21,025 $10,408
1999 $22,315 $10,609
2000 $24,271 $10,348
2001 $23,822 $10,358
2002 $24,256 $11,251
2003 $28,302 $13,594
2004 $32,146 $15,212
2005 $36,384 $15,831
2006 $40,504 $16,654
2007 $44,660 $19,444
2008 $46,710 $22,315
2009 $40,875 $21,176
2010 $47,561 $21,947
2011 $52,224 $23,517
2012 $52,670 $22,878
2013 $52,638 $25,416
2014 $50,961 $27,425
2015 $43,594 $25,530
2016 $42,314 $26,459
2017 $45,130 $30,317
2018 $46,539 $33,382
2019 $46,353 $32,422
2020 $43,538 $31,834
2021 $52,887 $38,065
2022 $56,257 $36,224
2023 $54,220 $40,182
2024 $54,283 $42,347

Canada vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Malta
1950 68.2 63.5
1951 68.5 63.9
1952 68.7 64.1
1953 69.1 64.3
1954 69.9 65.1
1955 70 66.3
1956 70 66.8
1957 69.9 67.5
1958 70.6 67.8
1959 70.6 68.4
1960 71 68.4
1961 71.2 68.4
1962 71.2 69.2
1963 71.3 69.2
1964 71.6 69.3
1965 71.7 69.5
1966 71.9 69.7
1967 72.1 69.8
1968 72.2 69.9
1969 72.4 70.1
1970 72.6 70.4
1971 72.9 70.1
1972 72.8 70.7
1973 73.1 71.3
1974 73.1 71.9
1975 73.4 72.1
1976 73.9 72.2
1977 74.2 72.3
1978 74.5 72.3
1979 74.8 72.5
1980 75.1 72.3
1981 75.5 72.4
1982 75.7 72.8
1983 76.1 73.1
1984 76.4 73.3
1985 76.3 73.9
1986 76.5 74.5
1987 76.8 75.3
1988 76.9 75.9
1989 77.1 76.2
1990 77.4 76.2
1991 77.6 76.5
1992 77.9 76.7
1993 77.7 76.8
1994 77.9 76.9
1995 78 77
1996 78.3 76.3
1997 78.5 77.3
1998 78.7 77.8
1999 78.9 77.8
2000 79.2 77.9
2001 79.4 78.9
2002 79.6 78.5
2003 79.7 78.7
2004 80 79.2
2005 80.1 79.5
2006 80.5 79.6
2007 80.5 79.7
2008 80.7 79.7
2009 81.1 80.4
2010 81.3 81.4
2011 81.5 80.8
2012 81.7 81.1
2013 81.8 81.8
2014 81.8 82.3
2015 81.9 82.6
2016 82 82.7
2017 81.9 83.1
2018 81.9 82.9
2019 82.3 82.8
2020 81.7 82.3
2021 82 82.3
2022 81.2 82.2
2023 82.6 83.3
2024 82.7 83.5
2025 82.9 83.6

Canada and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Malta
Year Population
Canada Malta
1960 17,909,356 326,550
1961 18,271,000 325,250
1962 18,614,000 323,900
1963 18,964,000 322,550
1964 19,325,000 321,250
1965 19,678,000 318,800
1966 20,048,000 315,200
1967 20,412,000 311,550
1968 20,744,000 307,900
1969 21,028,000 304,300
1970 21,324,000 302,650
1971 21,962,032 302,700
1972 22,218,463 302,450
1973 22,491,777 302,200
1974 22,807,969 301,996
1975 23,143,275 304,222
1976 23,449,808 305,774
1977 23,725,843 306,970
1978 23,963,203 310,182
1979 24,201,544 313,342
1980 24,515,667 316,645
1981 24,819,915 318,982
1982 25,116,942 325,898
1983 25,366,451 330,524
1984 25,607,053 330,593
1985 25,842,116 336,452
1986 26,100,278 342,121
1987 26,446,601 344,485
1988 26,791,747 347,325
1989 27,276,781 350,722
1990 27,691,138 354,170
1991 28,037,420 363,845
1992 28,371,264 367,618
1993 28,684,764 371,308
1994 29,000,663 374,797
1995 29,302,311 377,419
1996 29,610,218 379,905
1997 29,905,948 382,791
1998 30,155,173 385,287
1999 30,401,286 387,578
2000 30,685,730 390,087
2001 31,020,855 393,028
2002 31,359,199 395,969
2003 31,642,461 398,582
2004 31,938,807 401,268
2005 32,242,732 403,834
2006 32,571,193 405,308
2007 32,888,886 406,724
2008 33,247,298 409,379
2009 33,630,069 412,477
2010 34,005,902 414,508
2011 34,339,221 416,268
2012 34,713,395 420,028
2013 35,080,992 424,810
2014 35,434,066 433,481
2015 35,704,498 444,220
2016 36,110,803 454,505
2017 36,545,075 467,106
2018 37,072,620 483,903
2019 37,618,495 503,912
2020 38,028,638 515,490
2021 38,239,864 518,150
2022 38,935,934 531,113
2023 40,083,484 552,747
2024 41,288,599 574,346

Fertility rates in Canada and Malta

Fertility rate
Canada

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Canada Malta
1960 3.81 3.62
1961 3.75 3.27
1962 3.68 3.24
1963 3.61 2.9
1964 3.46 2.79
1965 3.12 2.52
1966 2.75 2.33
1967 2.53 2.24
1968 2.39 2.12
1969 2.33 2.02
1970 2.26 2.03
1971 2.14 2.06
1972 1.98 2.01
1973 1.89 1.65
1974 1.84 1.64
1975 1.82 2.27
1976 1.8 2.21
1977 1.78 2.14
1978 1.77 2.05
1979 1.75 2.1
1980 1.74 1.99
1981 1.7 1.87
1982 1.69 1.9
1983 1.68 1.92
1984 1.65 1.95
1985 1.67 1.95
1986 1.68 1.93
1987 1.68 1.97
1988 1.68 2.06
1989 1.77 2.1
1990 1.83 2.02
1991 1.72 1.99
1992 1.71 2.07
1993 1.69 1.96
1994 1.69 1.84
1995 1.67 1.77
1996 1.63 1.99
1997 1.57 1.93
1998 1.56 1.84
1999 1.55 1.73
2000 1.51 1.68
2001 1.54 1.48
2002 1.52 1.45
2003 1.55 1.48
2004 1.56 1.4
2005 1.58 1.38
2006 1.63 1.36
2007 1.67 1.35
2008 1.7 1.43
2009 1.69 1.42
2010 1.65 1.36
2011 1.63 1.45
2012 1.63 1.42
2013 1.61 1.36
2014 1.61 1.38
2015 1.6 1.37
2016 1.59 1.37
2017 1.55 1.26
2018 1.51 1.23
2019 1.47 1.14
2020 1.41 1.13
2021 1.44 1.13
2022 1.33 1.08
2023 1.26 1.06

Canada and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Malta
Year Median age, years
Canada Malta
1960 26.4 23.6
1961 26.3 23.8
1962 26 24
1963 25.8 24.2
1964 25.6 24.4
1965 25.5 24.5
1966 25.5 24.6
1967 25.5 24.8
1968 25.7 25
1969 25.8 25.5
1970 26 25.9
1971 26.3 26.3
1972 26.6 26.8
1973 26.9 27.2
1974 27.2 27.6
1975 27.4 28
1976 27.7 28.4
1977 28.1 28.7
1978 28.5 29.2
1979 28.8 29.6
1980 29.2 30
1981 29.5 30.3
1982 29.8 30.6
1983 30.2 30.9
1984 30.6 31.2
1985 31 31.4
1986 31.4 31.7
1987 31.8 32
1988 32.2 32.4
1989 32.5 32.7
1990 32.9 33
1991 33.2 33.3
1992 33.6 33.7
1993 33.9 34
1994 34.3 34.3
1995 34.7 34.7
1996 35.1 35.1
1997 35.5 35.5
1998 36 35.8
1999 36.4 36.1
2000 36.7 36.4
2001 37.1 36.7
2002 37.4 37
2003 37.8 37.4
2004 38.1 37.7
2005 38.5 38.1
2006 38.8 38.4
2007 39.1 38.7
2008 39.3 39
2009 39.5 39.3
2010 39.7 39.6
2011 39.9 39.9
2012 40.1 40.2
2013 40.3 40.4
2014 40.5 40.6
2015 40.6 40.6
2016 40.7 40.6
2017 40.8 40.5
2018 40.8 40.2
2019 40.8 39.9
2020 40.9 39.9
2021 41.1 40.2
2022 41.3 40.8
2023 41.4 41.4
2024 41.5 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
2.7%
2022
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Canada Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Canada Malta
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
94.9%
2021
English speaking
82.1%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Canada Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Malta
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
1,401 mi
2001

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