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Eswatini vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 154th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Malta
Population
1267161
583596
Population rank 156/197 167/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Eswatini and Malta: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Malta economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Malta
Year GDP
Eswatini Malta
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 $250,728,796
1971 $136,462,081 $264,578,485
1972 $146,736,479 $295,106,628
1973 $221,915,128 $345,616,106
1974 $264,320,941 $376,081,124
1975 $288,299,789 $474,618,321
1976 $272,550,068 $527,936,989
1977 $304,060,076 $625,563,171
1978 $340,630,085 $793,673,402
1979 $412,093,134 $1,001,288,847
1980 $541,976,853 $1,250,198,601
1981 $570,774,825 $1,243,509,394
1982 $537,568,059 $1,234,474,404
1983 $555,336,146 $1,165,729,707
1984 $494,483,409 $1,101,807,023
1985 $360,079,419 $1,117,797,439
1986 $449,140,318 $1,435,038,441
1987 $584,126,092 $1,751,293,461
1988 $692,026,455 $2,019,503,068
1989 $696,921,542 $2,118,655,677
1990 $1,114,694,041 $2,547,328,748
1991 $1,156,135,718 $2,750,216,747
1992 $1,284,759,928 $3,021,942,759
1993 $1,357,189,552 $2,709,193,538
1994 $1,419,294,254 $2,998,505,428
1995 $1,698,989,464 $3,709,360,097
1996 $1,602,741,834 $3,822,489,746
1997 $1,716,714,070 $3,787,070,704
1998 $1,576,908,856 $4,010,092,091
1999 $1,547,888,496 $4,111,891,845
2000 $1,738,093,840 $4,036,809,865
2001 $1,542,477,309 $4,070,867,153
2002 $1,432,221,739 $4,455,127,398
2003 $2,197,598,466 $5,418,315,225
2004 $2,770,082,792 $6,104,141,501
2005 $3,178,112,499 $6,393,234,965
2006 $3,291,330,019 $6,749,838,862
2007 $3,469,381,231 $7,908,412,374
2008 $3,294,084,314 $9,135,419,490
2009 $3,580,428,053 $8,734,745,632
2010 $4,438,765,086 $9,097,044,182
2011 $4,820,478,680 $9,789,361,705
2012 $4,886,551,484 $9,609,532,106
2013 $4,464,726,181 $10,796,782,634
2014 $4,286,015,248 $11,888,032,862
2015 $3,909,281,650 $11,340,795,033
2016 $3,724,180,911 $12,025,782,885
2017 $4,463,673,661 $14,161,366,733
2018 $4,644,696,656 $16,153,779,511
2019 $4,616,996,145 $16,337,793,531
2020 $4,120,621,325 $16,409,900,599
2021 $4,785,708,166 $19,723,563,355
2022 $4,741,163,885 $19,239,187,084
2023 $4,604,172,127 $22,210,718,401
2024 $4,891,883,720 $24,322,006,608

Eswatini and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Malta
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 $828
1971 $301 $874
1972 $315 $976
1973 $463 $1,144
1974 $536 $1,245
1975 $568 $1,560
1976 $521 $1,727
1977 $563 $2,038
1978 $610 $2,559
1979 $714 $3,196
1980 $908 $3,948
1981 $925 $3,898
1982 $843 $3,788
1983 $843 $3,527
1984 $726 $3,333
1985 $510 $3,322
1986 $611 $4,195
1987 $765 $5,084
1988 $865 $5,814
1989 $832 $6,041
1990 $1,278 $7,192
1991 $1,273 $7,559
1992 $1,362 $8,220
1993 $1,397 $7,296
1994 $1,461 $8,000
1995 $1,751 $9,828
1996 $1,619 $10,062
1997 $1,705 $9,893
1998 $1,547 $10,408
1999 $1,502 $10,609
2000 $1,669 $10,348
2001 $1,468 $10,358
2002 $1,352 $11,251
2003 $2,060 $13,594
2004 $2,581 $15,212
2005 $2,945 $15,831
2006 $3,035 $16,654
2007 $3,181 $19,444
2008 $3,000 $22,315
2009 $3,240 $21,176
2010 $3,993 $21,947
2011 $4,312 $23,517
2012 $4,348 $22,878
2013 $3,951 $25,416
2014 $3,772 $27,425
2015 $3,421 $25,530
2016 $3,240 $26,459
2017 $3,854 $30,317
2018 $3,973 $33,382
2019 $3,913 $32,422
2020 $3,455 $31,834
2021 $3,966 $38,065
2022 $3,890 $36,224
2023 $3,742 $40,182
2024 $3,936 $42,347

Eswatini vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Malta
1950 43.4 63.5
1951 43.7 63.9
1952 44 64.1
1953 44.3 64.3
1954 44.6 65.1
1955 44.8 66.3
1956 45.1 66.8
1957 45.4 67.5
1958 45.8 67.8
1959 46.1 68.4
1960 46.4 68.4
1961 46.7 68.4
1962 47.1 69.2
1963 47.5 69.2
1964 47.9 69.3
1965 48.4 69.5
1966 49 69.7
1967 49.5 69.8
1968 50.1 69.9
1969 50.6 70.1
1970 51.2 70.4
1971 51.8 70.1
1972 52.4 70.7
1973 53 71.3
1974 53.7 71.9
1975 54.4 72.1
1976 55.2 72.2
1977 56 72.3
1978 56.8 72.3
1979 57.5 72.5
1980 58.2 72.3
1981 58.8 72.4
1982 59.5 72.8
1983 58.4 73.1
1984 60.4 73.3
1985 61.2 73.9
1986 61.6 74.5
1987 61.9 75.3
1988 61.9 75.9
1989 61.7 76.2
1990 61.2 76.2
1991 60.4 76.5
1992 59.3 76.7
1993 58.1 76.8
1994 56.6 76.9
1995 55.1 77
1996 53.3 76.3
1997 51.7 77.3
1998 50.1 77.8
1999 48.8 77.8
2000 47.6 77.9
2001 46.3 78.9
2002 45.4 78.5
2003 44.6 78.7
2004 43.9 79.2
2005 44 79.5
2006 44.6 79.6
2007 45.2 79.7
2008 45.9 79.7
2009 46.9 80.4
2010 48.3 81.4
2011 49.1 80.8
2012 50.7 81.1
2013 52.1 81.8
2014 53.5 82.3
2015 54.9 82.6
2016 56.2 82.7
2017 57.6 83.1
2018 58.7 82.9
2019 59.8 82.8
2020 59.9 82.3
2021 58.2 82.3
2022 63 82.2
2023 64.1 83.3
2024 64.3 83.5
2025 64.4 83.6

Eswatini and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Malta
Year Population
Eswatini Malta
1960 345,337 326,550
1961 353,264 325,250
1962 361,365 323,900
1963 369,759 322,550
1964 378,656 321,250
1965 388,336 318,800
1966 398,766 315,200
1967 409,031 311,550
1968 419,147 307,900
1969 429,875 304,300
1970 441,216 302,650
1971 453,183 302,700
1972 465,788 302,450
1973 479,038 302,200
1974 492,988 301,996
1975 507,673 304,222
1976 523,330 305,774
1977 540,348 306,970
1978 558,446 310,182
1979 577,199 313,342
1980 596,644 316,645
1981 616,808 318,982
1982 637,652 325,898
1983 658,957 330,524
1984 680,783 330,593
1985 706,196 336,452
1986 734,732 342,121
1987 763,811 344,485
1988 799,798 347,325
1989 837,800 350,722
1990 872,428 354,170
1991 908,189 363,845
1992 943,416 367,618
1993 971,318 371,308
1994 971,212 374,797
1995 970,433 377,419
1996 989,841 379,905
1997 1,006,635 382,791
1998 1,019,653 385,287
1999 1,030,782 387,578
2000 1,041,414 390,087
2001 1,051,064 393,028
2002 1,059,441 395,969
2003 1,066,700 398,582
2004 1,073,159 401,268
2005 1,079,022 403,834
2006 1,084,436 405,308
2007 1,090,705 406,724
2008 1,098,091 409,379
2009 1,105,153 412,477
2010 1,111,650 414,508
2011 1,117,833 416,268
2012 1,123,863 420,028
2013 1,129,990 424,810
2014 1,136,299 433,481
2015 1,142,813 444,220
2016 1,149,507 454,505
2017 1,158,195 467,106
2018 1,168,929 483,903
2019 1,179,874 503,912
2020 1,192,729 515,490
2021 1,206,593 518,150
2022 1,218,917 531,113
2023 1,230,506 552,747
2024 1,242,822 574,346

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Malta

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Malta
1960 6.75 3.62
1961 6.77 3.27
1962 6.79 3.24
1963 6.8 2.9
1964 6.79 2.79
1965 6.79 2.52
1966 6.8 2.33
1967 6.77 2.24
1968 6.76 2.12
1969 6.76 2.02
1970 6.75 2.03
1971 6.74 2.06
1972 6.72 2.01
1973 6.72 1.65
1974 6.71 1.64
1975 6.71 2.27
1976 6.7 2.21
1977 6.68 2.14
1978 6.65 2.05
1979 6.61 2.1
1980 6.57 1.99
1981 6.54 1.87
1982 6.49 1.9
1983 6.43 1.92
1984 6.36 1.95
1985 6.28 1.95
1986 6.11 1.93
1987 5.9 1.97
1988 5.69 2.06
1989 5.48 2.1
1990 5.3 2.02
1991 5.13 1.99
1992 4.98 2.07
1993 4.82 1.96
1994 4.66 1.84
1995 4.52 1.77
1996 4.38 1.99
1997 4.24 1.93
1998 4.13 1.84
1999 4.09 1.73
2000 4.03 1.68
2001 3.94 1.48
2002 3.85 1.45
2003 3.8 1.48
2004 3.76 1.4
2005 3.7 1.38
2006 3.63 1.36
2007 3.58 1.35
2008 3.57 1.43
2009 3.5 1.42
2010 3.38 1.36
2011 3.32 1.45
2012 3.27 1.42
2013 3.24 1.36
2014 3.18 1.38
2015 3.12 1.37
2016 3.07 1.37
2017 3.02 1.26
2018 2.97 1.23
2019 2.93 1.14
2020 2.89 1.13
2021 2.84 1.13
2022 2.8 1.08
2023 2.75 1.06

Eswatini and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Malta
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Malta
1960 16.6 23.6
1961 16.4 23.8
1962 16.3 24
1963 16.1 24.2
1964 16.1 24.4
1965 16.1 24.5
1966 16.1 24.6
1967 16.1 24.8
1968 16.2 25
1969 16.2 25.5
1970 16.3 25.9
1971 16.3 26.3
1972 16.3 26.8
1973 16.2 27.2
1974 16.2 27.6
1975 16.1 28
1976 16 28.4
1977 15.9 28.7
1978 15.8 29.2
1979 15.7 29.6
1980 15.6 30
1981 15.5 30.3
1982 15.4 30.6
1983 15.3 30.9
1984 15.3 31.2
1985 15.2 31.4
1986 15.3 31.7
1987 15.3 32
1988 15.6 32.4
1989 15.9 32.7
1990 16.1 33
1991 16.3 33.3
1992 16.5 33.7
1993 16.7 34
1994 16.3 34.3
1995 16.1 34.7
1996 16.3 35.1
1997 16.6 35.5
1998 16.9 35.8
1999 17.3 36.1
2000 17.6 36.4
2001 17.8 36.7
2002 18.1 37
2003 18.3 37.4
2004 18.5 37.7
2005 18.6 38.1
2006 18.7 38.4
2007 18.9 38.7
2008 19.1 39
2009 19.4 39.3
2010 19.6 39.6
2011 19.9 39.9
2012 20.2 40.2
2013 20.5 40.4
2014 20.7 40.6
2015 21 40.6
2016 21.2 40.6
2017 21.5 40.5
2018 21.8 40.2
2019 22.1 39.9
2020 22.4 39.9
2021 22.6 40.2
2022 22.8 40.8
2023 23 41.4
2024 23.2 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Malta
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
48.2%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Eswatini Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Malta
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
1,401 mi
2001

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