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Hungary vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Hungary has a population of 9.56M (ranked 97/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Hungary's land area is 35,236 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 109th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Hungary Malta
Population
9518980
583596
Population rank 98/197 167/197
GDP
$223B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 55/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$23,311
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 54/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,636
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$164B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.5%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,123
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 35/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,444
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
35,236 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.51
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
44.6 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Hungary and Malta: Comparison Charts

Hungary and Malta economies compared

GDP
Hungary

Malta
Year GDP
Hungary Malta
1968 $4,886,222,555 -
1969 $5,429,812,387 -
1970 $5,780,929,203 $250,728,796
1971 $6,291,568,221 $264,578,485
1972 $7,379,313,742 $295,106,628
1973 $9,138,292,402 $345,616,106
1974 $10,016,338,179 $376,081,124
1975 $11,420,392,515 $474,618,321
1976 $13,235,612,079 $527,936,989
1977 $14,783,674,055 $625,563,171
1978 $17,286,744,154 $793,673,402
1979 $19,959,731,325 $1,001,288,847
1980 $23,116,977,148 $1,250,198,601
1981 $23,705,883,892 $1,243,509,394
1982 $24,141,667,188 $1,234,474,404
1983 $21,910,365,258 $1,165,729,707
1984 $21,242,726,264 $1,101,807,023
1985 $21,510,643,750 $1,117,797,439
1986 $24,778,163,812 $1,435,038,441
1987 $27,232,016,527 $1,751,293,461
1988 $29,799,838,597 $2,019,503,068
1989 $30,422,508,938 $2,118,655,677
1990 $34,478,360,679 $2,547,328,748
1991 $34,867,307,353 $2,750,216,747
1992 $38,857,339,125 $3,021,942,759
1993 $40,256,233,360 $2,709,193,538
1994 $43,307,949,890 $2,998,505,428
1995 $46,577,614,589 $3,709,360,097
1996 $46,833,767,124 $3,822,489,746
1997 $47,398,564,799 $3,787,070,704
1998 $48,784,412,624 $4,010,092,091
1999 $49,160,204,397 $4,111,891,845
2000 $47,275,954,429 $4,036,809,865
2001 $53,800,068,066 $4,070,867,153
2002 $67,636,468,625 $4,455,127,398
2003 $85,190,469,121 $5,418,315,225
2004 $104,015,363,080 $6,104,141,501
2005 $113,098,237,571 $6,393,234,965
2006 $115,604,111,412 $6,749,838,862
2007 $140,123,326,896 $7,908,412,374
2008 $158,228,265,916 $9,135,419,490
2009 $130,807,441,076 $8,734,745,632
2010 $131,898,737,241 $9,097,044,182
2011 $141,712,804,954 $9,789,361,705
2012 $128,470,269,690 $9,609,532,106
2013 $135,646,053,779 $10,796,782,634
2014 $141,128,696,412 $11,888,032,862
2015 $125,244,126,623 $11,340,795,033
2016 $128,983,560,865 $12,025,782,885
2017 $143,335,098,992 $14,161,366,733
2018 $161,184,691,014 $16,153,779,511
2019 $164,936,682,034 $16,337,793,531
2020 $158,468,487,754 $16,409,900,599
2021 $183,282,685,440 $19,723,563,355
2022 $177,536,698,165 $19,239,187,084
2023 $214,022,571,311 $22,210,718,401
2024 $222,904,723,252 $24,322,006,608

Hungary and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Hungary

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Hungary Malta
1968 $476 -
1969 $527 -
1970 $559 $828
1971 $607 $874
1972 $710 $976
1973 $876 $1,144
1974 $956 $1,245
1975 $1,083 $1,560
1976 $1,249 $1,727
1977 $1,388 $2,038
1978 $1,618 $2,559
1979 $1,865 $3,196
1980 $2,158 $3,948
1981 $2,213 $3,898
1982 $2,255 $3,788
1983 $2,050 $3,527
1984 $1,991 $3,333
1985 $2,020 $3,322
1986 $2,331 $4,195
1987 $2,566 $5,084
1988 $2,812 $5,814
1989 $2,902 $6,041
1990 $3,324 $7,192
1991 $3,361 $7,559
1992 $3,747 $8,220
1993 $3,887 $7,296
1994 $4,187 $8,000
1995 $4,509 $9,828
1996 $4,542 $10,062
1997 $4,606 $9,893
1998 $4,752 $10,408
1999 $4,802 $10,609
2000 $4,630 $10,348
2001 $5,281 $10,358
2002 $6,658 $11,251
2003 $8,410 $13,594
2004 $10,291 $15,212
2005 $11,212 $15,831
2006 $11,478 $16,654
2007 $13,935 $19,444
2008 $15,763 $22,315
2009 $13,051 $21,176
2010 $13,190 $21,947
2011 $14,211 $23,517
2012 $12,950 $22,878
2013 $13,739 $25,416
2014 $14,353 $27,425
2015 $12,783 $25,530
2016 $13,216 $26,459
2017 $14,736 $30,317
2018 $16,605 $33,382
2019 $17,013 $32,422
2020 $16,387 $31,834
2021 $19,031 $38,065
2022 $18,484 $36,224
2023 $22,312 $40,182
2024 $23,311 $42,347

Hungary vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Hungary

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Hungary Malta
1950 62.1 63.5
1951 62.5 63.9
1952 63.9 64.1
1953 63.9 64.3
1954 65.4 65.1
1955 66.9 66.3
1956 66 66.8
1957 66.3 67.5
1958 67.4 67.8
1959 67.3 68.4
1960 68.1 68.4
1961 69 68.4
1962 67.9 69.2
1963 68.9 69.2
1964 69.5 69.3
1965 69.1 69.5
1966 69.9 69.7
1967 69.5 69.8
1968 69.3 69.9
1969 69.4 70.1
1970 69.2 70.4
1971 69.1 70.1
1972 69.7 70.7
1973 69.6 71.3
1974 69.3 71.9
1975 69.4 72.1
1976 69.7 72.2
1977 69.9 72.3
1978 69.5 72.3
1979 69.7 72.5
1980 69.1 72.3
1981 69.2 72.4
1982 69.4 72.8
1983 68.9 73.1
1984 69 73.3
1985 68.9 73.9
1986 69.1 74.5
1987 69.6 75.3
1988 69.9 75.9
1989 69.4 76.2
1990 69.4 76.2
1991 69.4 76.5
1992 69.2 76.7
1993 69.2 76.8
1994 69.6 76.9
1995 70 77
1996 70.6 76.3
1997 71 77.3
1998 70.9 77.8
1999 71 77.8
2000 71.8 77.9
2001 72.4 78.9
2002 72.5 78.5
2003 72.5 78.7
2004 72.9 79.2
2005 72.9 79.5
2006 73.3 79.6
2007 73.4 79.7
2008 74 79.7
2009 74.2 80.4
2010 74.5 81.4
2011 74.9 80.8
2012 75.2 81.1
2013 75.7 81.8
2014 75.8 82.3
2015 75.7 82.6
2016 76.2 82.7
2017 76 83.1
2018 76.2 82.9
2019 76.5 82.8
2020 75.7 82.3
2021 74.2 82.3
2022 76.2 82.2
2023 77 83.3
2024 77.2 83.5
2025 77.3 83.6

Hungary and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Hungary

Malta
Year Population
Hungary Malta
1960 9,983,512 326,550
1961 10,027,958 325,250
1962 10,060,825 323,900
1963 10,087,947 322,550
1964 10,119,835 321,250
1965 10,147,935 318,800
1966 10,178,653 315,200
1967 10,216,604 311,550
1968 10,255,815 307,900
1969 10,298,723 304,300
1970 10,337,910 302,650
1971 10,367,537 302,700
1972 10,398,489 302,450
1973 10,432,055 302,200
1974 10,478,720 301,996
1975 10,540,525 304,222
1976 10,598,677 305,774
1977 10,648,031 306,970
1978 10,684,822 310,182
1979 10,704,152 313,342
1980 10,711,122 316,645
1981 10,711,848 318,982
1982 10,705,535 325,898
1983 10,689,463 330,524
1984 10,668,095 330,593
1985 10,648,713 336,452
1986 10,630,564 342,121
1987 10,612,741 344,485
1988 10,596,487 347,325
1989 10,481,719 350,722
1990 10,373,988 354,170
1991 10,373,400 363,845
1992 10,369,341 367,618
1993 10,357,523 371,308
1994 10,343,355 374,797
1995 10,328,965 377,419
1996 10,311,238 379,905
1997 10,290,486 382,791
1998 10,266,570 385,287
1999 10,237,530 387,578
2000 10,210,971 390,087
2001 10,187,576 393,028
2002 10,158,608 395,969
2003 10,129,552 398,582
2004 10,107,146 401,268
2005 10,087,065 403,834
2006 10,071,370 405,308
2007 10,055,780 406,724
2008 10,038,188 409,379
2009 10,022,650 412,477
2010 10,000,023 414,508
2011 9,971,727 416,268
2012 9,920,362 420,028
2013 9,872,734 424,810
2014 9,833,038 433,481
2015 9,797,755 444,220
2016 9,759,755 454,505
2017 9,726,756 467,106
2018 9,706,964 483,903
2019 9,694,824 503,912
2020 9,670,419 515,490
2021 9,630,932 518,150
2022 9,605,074 531,113
2023 9,592,186 552,747
2024 9,562,314 574,346

Fertility rates in Hungary and Malta

Fertility rate
Hungary

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Hungary Malta
1960 2.02 3.62
1961 1.94 3.27
1962 1.79 3.24
1963 1.82 2.9
1964 1.82 2.79
1965 1.82 2.52
1966 1.89 2.33
1967 2.01 2.24
1968 2.06 2.12
1969 2.04 2.02
1970 1.98 2.03
1971 1.93 2.06
1972 1.93 2.01
1973 1.93 1.65
1974 2.27 1.64
1975 2.35 2.27
1976 2.23 2.21
1977 2.15 2.14
1978 2.06 2.05
1979 2.01 2.1
1980 1.91 1.99
1981 1.88 1.87
1982 1.8 1.9
1983 1.75 1.92
1984 1.75 1.95
1985 1.85 1.95
1986 1.84 1.93
1987 1.82 1.97
1988 1.81 2.06
1989 1.82 2.1
1990 1.87 2.02
1991 1.87 1.99
1992 1.77 2.07
1993 1.68 1.96
1994 1.64 1.84
1995 1.57 1.77
1996 1.46 1.99
1997 1.37 1.93
1998 1.32 1.84
1999 1.28 1.73
2000 1.32 1.68
2001 1.31 1.48
2002 1.3 1.45
2003 1.27 1.48
2004 1.28 1.4
2005 1.31 1.38
2006 1.34 1.36
2007 1.32 1.35
2008 1.35 1.43
2009 1.32 1.42
2010 1.25 1.36
2011 1.23 1.45
2012 1.34 1.42
2013 1.35 1.36
2014 1.44 1.38
2015 1.45 1.37
2016 1.53 1.37
2017 1.54 1.26
2018 1.55 1.23
2019 1.55 1.14
2020 1.59 1.13
2021 1.61 1.13
2022 1.56 1.08
2023 1.51 1.06

Hungary and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Hungary

Malta
Year Median age, years
Hungary Malta
1960 32.1 23.6
1961 32.4 23.8
1962 32.6 24
1963 32.9 24.2
1964 33.2 24.4
1965 33.4 24.5
1966 33.7 24.6
1967 33.8 24.8
1968 34 25
1969 34.1 25.5
1970 34.1 25.9
1971 34.2 26.3
1972 34.3 26.8
1973 34.3 27.2
1974 34.3 27.6
1975 34.3 28
1976 34.2 28.4
1977 34.2 28.7
1978 34.2 29.2
1979 34.3 29.6
1980 34.3 30
1981 34.4 30.3
1982 34.5 30.6
1983 34.7 30.9
1984 34.9 31.2
1985 35.1 31.4
1986 35.3 31.7
1987 35.5 32
1988 35.8 32.4
1989 36.1 32.7
1990 36.5 33
1991 36.7 33.3
1992 36.9 33.7
1993 37 34
1994 37.2 34.3
1995 37.5 34.7
1996 37.7 35.1
1997 37.9 35.5
1998 38.1 35.8
1999 38.3 36.1
2000 38.4 36.4
2001 38.6 36.7
2002 38.7 37
2003 38.8 37.4
2004 38.9 37.7
2005 39 38.1
2006 39.1 38.4
2007 39.2 38.7
2008 39.4 39
2009 39.6 39.3
2010 39.9 39.6
2011 40.4 39.9
2012 40.9 40.2
2013 41.2 40.4
2014 41.5 40.6
2015 41.9 40.6
2016 42.3 40.6
2017 42.6 40.5
2018 42.8 40.2
2019 43 39.9
2020 43.3 39.9
2021 43.6 40.2
2022 43.9 40.8
2023 44.2 41.4
2024 44.6 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Hungary Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$198B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
46.7%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.81%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
46,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.59%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.47%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.4
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.4%
2022
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.7%
2022
Number of millionaires
24,692
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.32%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
68
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.5B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$46.4B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.24B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
31,641,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.4%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
87%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Hungary Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,515 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
43.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.57 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
64.2%
2023
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.3%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
21.1%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.5%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,605 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.62%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
44.8%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Hungary Malta
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+16,223
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
73.2%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
69.4
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
25.3%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
93.8%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Hungary Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,407
2023
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$401
2023
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.3
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
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
3.8
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.5%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.3%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.93 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Hungary Malta
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,685 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,626 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,910 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
130,979 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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