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Cyprus vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 163rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Malta
Population
1380052
583596
Population rank 153/197 167/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cyprus and Malta: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Malta economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Malta
Year GDP
Cyprus Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 $489,912,574 $474,618,321
1976 $576,090,074 $527,936,989
1977 $734,876,021 $625,563,171
1978 $964,024,364 $793,673,402
1979 $1,288,699,776 $1,001,288,847
1980 $2,154,311,277 $1,250,198,601
1981 $2,087,496,374 $1,243,509,394
1982 $2,159,242,417 $1,234,474,404
1983 $2,160,364,071 $1,165,729,707
1984 $2,278,248,953 $1,101,807,023
1985 $2,430,411,900 $1,117,797,439
1986 $3,090,734,463 $1,435,038,441
1987 $3,704,813,886 $1,751,293,461
1988 $4,278,792,597 $2,019,503,068
1989 $4,563,482,604 $2,118,655,677
1990 $5,591,130,218 $2,547,328,748
1991 $5,770,197,348 $2,750,216,747
1992 $6,912,150,456 $3,021,942,759
1993 $6,590,291,048 $2,709,193,538
1994 $7,425,703,929 $2,998,505,428
1995 $9,933,137,128 $3,709,360,097
1996 $10,011,914,680 $3,822,489,746
1997 $9,547,816,420 $3,787,070,704
1998 $10,248,618,778 $4,010,092,091
1999 $10,497,907,228 $4,111,891,845
2000 $9,985,847,314 $4,036,809,865
2001 $10,397,898,907 $4,070,867,153
2002 $11,420,228,846 $4,455,127,398
2003 $14,547,329,558 $5,418,315,225
2004 $17,320,551,250 $6,104,141,501
2005 $18,433,412,511 $6,393,234,965
2006 $20,072,754,987 $6,749,838,862
2007 $23,968,727,074 $7,908,412,374
2008 $27,844,646,258 $9,135,419,490
2009 $26,048,179,949 $8,734,745,632
2010 $25,799,940,078 $9,097,044,182
2011 $27,641,547,910 $9,789,361,705
2012 $25,047,436,975 $9,609,532,106
2013 $23,959,712,861 $10,796,782,634
2014 $23,225,918,260 $11,888,032,862
2015 $19,909,278,417 $11,340,795,033
2016 $21,046,462,281 $12,025,782,885
2017 $22,946,570,629 $14,161,366,733
2018 $25,754,001,368 $16,153,779,511
2019 $26,196,667,100 $16,337,793,531
2020 $25,555,093,854 $16,409,900,599
2021 $30,372,642,502 $19,723,563,355
2022 $30,935,566,077 $19,239,187,084
2023 $33,886,930,712 $22,210,718,401
2024 $36,333,022,329 $24,322,006,608

Cyprus and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 $743 $1,560
1976 $870 $1,727
1977 $1,102 $2,038
1978 $1,434 $2,559
1979 $1,902 $3,196
1980 $3,154 $3,948
1981 $3,030 $3,898
1982 $3,100 $3,788
1983 $3,055 $3,527
1984 $3,167 $3,333
1985 $3,324 $3,322
1986 $4,159 $4,195
1987 $4,908 $5,084
1988 $5,584 $5,814
1989 $5,870 $6,041
1990 $7,092 $7,192
1991 $7,222 $7,559
1992 $8,530 $8,220
1993 $7,978 $7,296
1994 $8,791 $8,000
1995 $11,514 $9,828
1996 $11,373 $10,062
1997 $10,637 $9,893
1998 $11,206 $10,408
1999 $11,273 $10,609
2000 $10,537 $10,348
2001 $10,785 $10,358
2002 $11,636 $11,251
2003 $14,553 $13,594
2004 $17,016 $15,212
2005 $17,790 $15,831
2006 $19,037 $16,654
2007 $22,344 $19,444
2008 $25,522 $22,315
2009 $23,480 $21,176
2010 $22,876 $21,947
2011 $24,110 $23,517
2012 $21,493 $22,878
2013 $20,238 $25,416
2014 $19,326 $27,425
2015 $16,326 $25,530
2016 $17,013 $26,459
2017 $18,295 $30,317
2018 $20,267 $33,382
2019 $20,360 $32,422
2020 $19,624 $31,834
2021 $23,057 $38,065
2022 $23,236 $36,224
2023 $25,195 $40,182
2024 $26,749 $42,347

Cyprus vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Malta
1950 55.8 63.5
1951 56.8 63.9
1952 57.7 64.1
1953 58.4 64.3
1954 59.3 65.1
1955 59.7 66.3
1956 60.4 66.8
1957 61 67.5
1958 61.6 67.8
1959 62.3 68.4
1960 63.3 68.4
1961 64.1 68.4
1962 64.7 69.2
1963 61.8 69.2
1964 62.2 69.3
1965 66.1 69.5
1966 66.5 69.7
1967 66.9 69.8
1968 67.3 69.9
1969 67.6 70.1
1970 68.1 70.4
1971 68.4 70.1
1972 68.6 70.7
1973 69 71.3
1974 54.6 71.9
1975 70.3 72.1
1976 70.8 72.2
1977 71.3 72.3
1978 71.7 72.3
1979 72.2 72.5
1980 72.8 72.3
1981 73.1 72.4
1982 73.5 72.8
1983 73.7 73.1
1984 74 73.3
1985 74.6 73.9
1986 74.9 74.5
1987 75.3 75.3
1988 75.4 75.9
1989 75.8 76.2
1990 76 76.2
1991 76.2 76.5
1992 76.3 76.7
1993 76.3 76.8
1994 76.4 76.9
1995 76.6 77
1996 76.9 76.3
1997 77.1 77.3
1998 77.2 77.8
1999 77.6 77.8
2000 77.9 77.9
2001 78.2 78.9
2002 78.8 78.5
2003 78.9 78.7
2004 79 79.2
2005 79.2 79.5
2006 79.5 79.6
2007 79.8 79.7
2008 79.9 79.7
2009 80.4 80.4
2010 80.6 81.4
2011 80.9 80.8
2012 81.1 81.1
2013 81.3 81.8
2014 81.3 82.3
2015 81.5 82.6
2016 81.5 82.7
2017 81.5 83.1
2018 81.6 82.9
2019 81.5 82.8
2020 81.2 82.3
2021 80.6 82.3
2022 80.4 82.2
2023 81.6 83.3
2024 81.8 83.5
2025 82 83.6

Cyprus and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Malta
Year Population
Cyprus Malta
1960 586,490 326,550
1961 595,514 325,250
1962 601,466 323,900
1963 607,252 322,550
1964 612,521 321,250
1965 617,736 318,800
1966 623,390 315,200
1967 629,251 311,550
1968 635,157 307,900
1969 641,189 304,300
1970 647,446 302,650
1971 654,050 302,700
1972 661,063 302,450
1973 665,937 302,200
1974 663,254 301,996
1975 659,405 304,222
1976 662,032 305,774
1977 667,101 306,970
1978 672,249 310,182
1979 677,549 313,342
1980 683,076 316,645
1981 688,893 318,982
1982 696,497 325,898
1983 707,225 330,524
1984 719,334 330,593
1985 731,277 336,452
1986 743,105 342,121
1987 754,785 344,485
1988 766,235 347,325
1989 777,420 350,722
1990 788,351 354,170
1991 798,944 363,845
1992 810,341 367,618
1993 826,034 371,308
1994 844,667 374,797
1995 862,695 377,419
1996 880,290 379,905
1997 897,568 382,791
1998 914,548 385,287
1999 931,234 387,578
2000 947,667 390,087
2001 964,127 393,028
2002 981,440 395,969
2003 999,590 398,582
2004 1,017,875 401,268
2005 1,036,151 403,834
2006 1,054,418 405,308
2007 1,072,714 406,724
2008 1,091,026 409,379
2009 1,109,371 412,477
2010 1,127,816 414,508
2011 1,146,493 416,268
2012 1,165,397 420,028
2013 1,183,895 424,810
2014 1,201,801 433,481
2015 1,219,502 444,220
2016 1,237,112 454,505
2017 1,254,275 467,106
2018 1,270,737 483,903
2019 1,286,671 503,912
2020 1,302,247 515,490
2021 1,317,309 518,150
2022 1,331,370 531,113
2023 1,344,976 552,747
2024 1,358,282 574,346

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Malta

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Malta
1960 3.39 3.62
1961 3.62 3.27
1962 3.51 3.24
1963 3.49 2.9
1964 3.41 2.79
1965 3.47 2.52
1966 3.4 2.33
1967 3.32 2.24
1968 3.27 2.12
1969 3.19 2.02
1970 3.07 2.03
1971 3.04 2.06
1972 2.99 2.01
1973 2.4 1.65
1974 2.28 1.64
1975 2.11 2.27
1976 2.33 2.21
1977 2.09 2.14
1978 2.08 2.05
1979 2.14 2.1
1980 2.3 1.99
1981 2.15 1.87
1982 2.49 1.9
1983 2.49 1.92
1984 2.51 1.95
1985 2.43 1.95
1986 2.45 1.93
1987 2.39 1.97
1988 2.47 2.06
1989 2.37 2.1
1990 2.4 2.02
1991 2.34 1.99
1992 2.46 2.07
1993 2.25 1.96
1994 2.16 1.84
1995 2.03 1.77
1996 1.95 1.99
1997 1.86 1.93
1998 1.76 1.84
1999 1.67 1.73
2000 1.64 1.68
2001 1.57 1.48
2002 1.5 1.45
2003 1.51 1.48
2004 1.51 1.4
2005 1.48 1.38
2006 1.51 1.36
2007 1.45 1.35
2008 1.48 1.43
2009 1.48 1.42
2010 1.43 1.36
2011 1.36 1.45
2012 1.38 1.42
2013 1.3 1.36
2014 1.31 1.38
2015 1.32 1.37
2016 1.36 1.37
2017 1.32 1.26
2018 1.32 1.23
2019 1.33 1.14
2020 1.36 1.13
2021 1.39 1.13
2022 1.39 1.08
2023 1.39 1.06

Cyprus and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Malta
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Malta
1960 23.1 23.6
1961 23.1 23.8
1962 23.3 24
1963 23.5 24.2
1964 23.7 24.4
1965 23.9 24.5
1966 24 24.6
1967 24.2 24.8
1968 24.3 25
1969 24.5 25.5
1970 24.7 25.9
1971 24.9 26.3
1972 25.1 26.8
1973 25.3 27.2
1974 25.4 27.6
1975 25.5 28
1976 25.9 28.4
1977 26.3 28.7
1978 26.8 29.2
1979 27.2 29.6
1980 27.7 30
1981 28.2 30.3
1982 28.5 30.6
1983 28.7 30.9
1984 28.8 31.2
1985 28.9 31.4
1986 29.1 31.7
1987 29.2 32
1988 29.4 32.4
1989 29.6 32.7
1990 29.8 33
1991 30.1 33.3
1992 30.3 33.7
1993 30.4 34
1994 30.5 34.3
1995 30.6 34.7
1996 30.8 35.1
1997 31 35.5
1998 31.2 35.8
1999 31.4 36.1
2000 31.6 36.4
2001 31.8 36.7
2002 32 37
2003 32.2 37.4
2004 32.4 37.7
2005 32.6 38.1
2006 32.8 38.4
2007 33.1 38.7
2008 33.4 39
2009 33.6 39.3
2010 33.9 39.6
2011 34.2 39.9
2012 34.5 40.2
2013 34.8 40.4
2014 35.2 40.6
2015 35.6 40.6
2016 36 40.6
2017 36.4 40.5
2018 36.8 40.2
2019 37.2 39.9
2020 37.6 39.9
2021 38 40.2
2022 38.4 40.8
2023 38.8 41.4
2024 39.2 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Malta
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
75.1%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Cyprus Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Malta
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
1,401 mi
2001

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