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Kuwait vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 153rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Malta
Population
5128257
583596
Population rank 127/197 167/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Kuwait and Malta: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Malta economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Malta
Year GDP
Kuwait Malta
1962 $1,828,107,503 -
1963 $1,900,895,857 -
1964 $2,071,668,533 -
1965 $2,097,199,161 -
1966 $2,391,199,044 -
1967 $2,441,599,023 -
1968 $2,662,798,935 -
1969 $2,769,198,892 -
1970 $2,873,638,851 $250,728,796
1971 $3,880,392,195 $264,578,485
1972 $4,450,537,925 $295,106,628
1973 $5,408,804,607 $345,616,106
1974 $13,006,948,296 $376,081,124
1975 $12,022,811,621 $474,618,321
1976 $13,132,252,802 $527,936,989
1977 $14,137,406,741 $625,563,171
1978 $15,503,557,496 $793,673,402
1979 $24,749,063,922 $1,001,288,847
1980 $28,638,868,356 $1,250,198,601
1981 $25,058,020,338 $1,243,509,394
1982 $21,577,153,356 $1,234,474,404
1983 $20,871,081,080 $1,165,729,707
1984 $21,700,082,753 $1,101,807,023
1985 $21,445,970,614 $1,117,797,439
1986 $17,903,989,745 $1,435,038,441
1987 $22,368,704,134 $1,751,293,461
1988 $20,690,322,153 $2,019,503,068
1989 $24,313,855,653 $2,118,655,677
1990 $18,427,777,778 $2,547,328,748
1991 $11,009,993,703 $2,750,216,747
1992 $19,858,555,215 $3,021,942,759
1993 $23,941,391,391 $2,709,193,538
1994 $24,848,483,838 $2,998,505,428
1995 $27,186,980,647 $3,709,360,097
1996 $31,492,373,309 $3,822,489,746
1997 $30,350,190,704 $3,787,070,704
1998 $25,943,705,784 $4,010,092,091
1999 $30,122,365,849 $4,111,891,845
2000 $37,718,743,480 $4,036,809,865
2001 $34,889,559,870 $4,070,867,153
2002 $38,135,788,414 $4,455,127,398
2003 $47,874,582,232 $5,418,315,225
2004 $59,439,090,601 $6,104,141,501
2005 $80,798,630,137 $6,393,234,965
2006 $101,557,330,723 $6,749,838,862
2007 $114,634,043,362 $7,908,412,374
2008 $147,379,737,230 $9,135,419,490
2009 $105,968,691,905 $8,734,745,632
2010 $115,416,245,238 $9,097,044,182
2011 $154,039,231,299 $9,789,361,705
2012 $174,047,662,555 $9,609,532,106
2013 $174,168,116,687 $10,796,782,634
2014 $162,650,450,785 $11,888,032,862
2015 $114,585,555,831 $11,340,795,033
2016 $109,406,674,088 $12,025,782,885
2017 $120,687,539,676 $14,161,366,733
2018 $138,646,316,322 $16,153,779,511
2019 $140,856,394,870 $16,337,793,531
2020 $111,045,470,461 $16,409,900,599
2021 $148,350,671,614 $19,723,563,355
2022 $183,502,046,669 $19,239,187,084
2023 $165,384,407,267 $22,210,718,401
2024 $160,227,273,001 $24,322,006,608

Kuwait and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Malta
1962 $4,748 -
1963 $4,445 -
1964 $4,379 -
1965 $4,024 -
1966 $4,176 -
1967 $3,887 -
1968 $3,872 -
1969 $3,695 -
1970 $3,552 $828
1971 $4,486 $874
1972 $4,836 $976
1973 $5,532 $1,144
1974 $12,527 $1,245
1975 $10,882 $1,560
1976 $11,141 $1,727
1977 $11,238 $2,038
1978 $11,567 $2,559
1979 $17,386 $3,196
1980 $19,032 $3,948
1981 $15,825 $3,898
1982 $12,979 $3,788
1983 $11,965 $3,527
1984 $11,919 $3,333
1985 $11,322 $3,322
1986 $9,077 $4,195
1987 $10,896 $5,084
1988 $9,692 $5,814
1989 $10,965 $6,041
1990 $10,938 $7,192
1991 $8,147 $7,559
1992 $12,146 $8,220
1993 $14,318 $7,296
1994 $14,930 $8,000
1995 $16,168 $9,828
1996 $18,201 $10,062
1997 $16,977 $9,893
1998 $14,067 $10,408
1999 $15,854 $10,609
2000 $19,296 $10,348
2001 $17,374 $10,358
2002 $18,513 $11,251
2003 $22,691 $13,594
2004 $27,552 $15,212
2005 $36,123 $15,831
2006 $42,947 $16,654
2007 $45,709 $19,444
2008 $55,585 $22,315
2009 $37,907 $21,176
2010 $39,212 $21,947
2011 $49,170 $23,517
2012 $52,155 $22,878
2013 $49,651 $25,416
2014 $44,369 $27,425
2015 $29,882 $25,530
2016 $27,324 $26,459
2017 $29,048 $30,317
2018 $32,068 $33,382
2019 $31,708 $32,422
2020 $25,236 $31,834
2021 $34,019 $38,065
2022 $39,982 $36,224
2023 $34,076 $40,182
2024 $32,214 $42,347

Kuwait vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Malta
1950 49.7 63.5
1951 50.6 63.9
1952 51.4 64.1
1953 52.3 64.3
1954 53.1 65.1
1955 54 66.3
1956 54.9 66.8
1957 55.9 67.5
1958 56.9 67.8
1959 57.9 68.4
1960 58.9 68.4
1961 60 68.4
1962 61 69.2
1963 62 69.2
1964 63 69.3
1965 63.9 69.5
1966 64.9 69.7
1967 65.8 69.8
1968 66.6 69.9
1969 67.3 70.1
1970 68 70.4
1971 68.5 70.1
1972 68.9 70.7
1973 69.2 71.3
1974 69.4 71.9
1975 69.7 72.1
1976 69.9 72.2
1977 70.2 72.3
1978 70.5 72.3
1979 70.8 72.5
1980 71.1 72.3
1981 71.5 72.4
1982 71.9 72.8
1983 72.4 73.1
1984 72.9 73.3
1985 73.3 73.9
1986 73.8 74.5
1987 74.2 75.3
1988 74.6 75.9
1989 75 76.2
1990 72.9 76.2
1991 73.3 76.5
1992 75.7 76.7
1993 75.8 76.8
1994 75.7 76.9
1995 75.7 77
1996 75.6 76.3
1997 75.6 77.3
1998 75.6 77.8
1999 75.7 77.8
2000 75.9 77.9
2001 76 78.9
2002 76.2 78.5
2003 76.3 78.7
2004 76.4 79.2
2005 76.5 79.5
2006 76.6 79.6
2007 76.7 79.7
2008 76.9 79.7
2009 77.2 80.4
2010 77.5 81.4
2011 77.9 80.8
2012 78.2 81.1
2013 78.6 81.8
2014 78.9 82.3
2015 79.2 82.6
2016 79.5 82.7
2017 79.7 83.1
2018 79.9 82.9
2019 80 82.8
2020 78.2 82.3
2021 77.6 82.3
2022 78.8 82.2
2023 80.4 83.3
2024 80.6 83.5
2025 80.8 83.6

Kuwait and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Malta
Year Population
Kuwait Malta
1960 311,060 326,550
1961 345,945 325,250
1962 384,995 323,900
1963 427,694 322,550
1964 473,115 321,250
1965 521,174 318,800
1966 572,590 315,200
1967 628,089 311,550
1968 687,716 307,900
1969 749,452 304,300
1970 809,114 302,650
1971 865,076 302,700
1972 920,352 302,450
1973 977,654 302,200
1974 1,038,346 301,996
1975 1,104,863 304,222
1976 1,178,711 305,774
1977 1,258,023 306,970
1978 1,340,319 310,182
1979 1,423,514 313,342
1980 1,504,782 316,645
1981 1,583,426 318,982
1982 1,662,480 325,898
1983 1,744,295 330,524
1984 1,820,688 330,593
1985 1,894,242 336,452
1986 1,972,520 342,121
1987 2,052,994 344,485
1988 2,134,707 347,325
1989 2,217,468 350,722
1990 1,684,819 354,170
1991 1,351,399 363,845
1992 1,634,961 367,618
1993 1,672,151 371,308
1994 1,664,361 374,797
1995 1,681,513 377,419
1996 1,730,246 379,905
1997 1,787,683 382,791
1998 1,844,302 385,287
1999 1,900,030 387,578
2000 1,954,709 390,087
2001 2,008,121 393,028
2002 2,059,974 395,969
2003 2,109,881 398,582
2004 2,157,320 401,268
2005 2,236,788 403,834
2006 2,364,733 405,308
2007 2,507,887 406,724
2008 2,651,421 409,379
2009 2,795,484 412,477
2010 2,943,372 414,508
2011 3,132,814 416,268
2012 3,337,109 420,028
2013 3,507,844 424,810
2014 3,665,876 433,481
2015 3,834,574 444,220
2016 4,004,096 454,505
2017 4,154,812 467,106
2018 4,323,515 483,903
2019 4,442,316 503,912
2020 4,400,267 515,490
2021 4,360,865 518,150
2022 4,589,643 531,113
2023 4,853,420 552,747
2024 4,973,861 574,346

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Malta

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Malta
1960 7.22 3.62
1961 7.25 3.27
1962 7.25 3.24
1963 7.28 2.9
1964 7.29 2.79
1965 7.31 2.52
1966 7.34 2.33
1967 7.33 2.24
1968 7.28 2.12
1969 7.18 2.02
1970 7.03 2.03
1971 6.84 2.06
1972 6.64 2.01
1973 6.43 1.65
1974 6.23 1.64
1975 6.06 2.27
1976 5.9 2.21
1977 5.71 2.14
1978 5.52 2.05
1979 5.33 2.1
1980 5.18 1.99
1981 5.02 1.87
1982 4.85 1.9
1983 4.66 1.92
1984 4.45 1.95
1985 4.22 1.95
1986 4 1.93
1987 3.83 1.97
1988 3.7 2.06
1989 3.59 2.1
1990 3.49 2.02
1991 3.4 1.99
1992 3.35 2.07
1993 3.31 1.96
1994 3.27 1.84
1995 3.25 1.77
1996 3.22 1.99
1997 3.14 1.93
1998 3.04 1.84
1999 2.95 1.73
2000 2.89 1.68
2001 2.84 1.48
2002 2.8 1.45
2003 2.77 1.48
2004 2.76 1.4
2005 2.73 1.38
2006 2.59 1.36
2007 2.41 1.35
2008 2.27 1.43
2009 2.15 1.42
2010 2.04 1.36
2011 1.96 1.45
2012 1.99 1.42
2013 1.97 1.36
2014 2.06 1.38
2015 2.03 1.37
2016 2.06 1.37
2017 2.16 1.26
2018 2.12 1.23
2019 2.08 1.14
2020 2.03 1.13
2021 2.15 1.13
2022 1.55 1.08
2023 1.52 1.06

Kuwait and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Malta
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Malta
1960 22 23.6
1961 21.8 23.8
1962 21.5 24
1963 21 24.2
1964 20.7 24.4
1965 20.4 24.5
1966 20 24.6
1967 19.6 24.8
1968 19.2 25
1969 18.8 25.5
1970 18.5 25.9
1971 18.3 26.3
1972 18.3 26.8
1973 18.3 27.2
1974 18.4 27.6
1975 18.4 28
1976 18.7 28.4
1977 19.2 28.7
1978 19.6 29.2
1979 20.1 29.6
1980 20.5 30
1981 20.9 30.3
1982 21.3 30.6
1983 21.7 30.9
1984 22.1 31.2
1985 22.4 31.4
1986 22.7 31.7
1987 22.8 32
1988 23 32.4
1989 23.2 32.7
1990 23.4 33
1991 23.6 33.3
1992 23.8 33.7
1993 24.2 34
1994 25.1 34.3
1995 25.5 34.7
1996 25.5 35.1
1997 25.5 35.5
1998 25.5 35.8
1999 25.6 36.1
2000 25.9 36.4
2001 26.3 36.7
2002 26.8 37
2003 27.3 37.4
2004 27.9 37.7
2005 28.3 38.1
2006 28.5 38.4
2007 28.6 38.7
2008 28.8 39
2009 29.2 39.3
2010 29.6 39.6
2011 30.5 39.9
2012 31.5 40.2
2013 32.3 40.4
2014 33 40.6
2015 33.8 40.6
2016 34.7 40.6
2017 35.6 40.5
2018 36.4 40.2
2019 37.1 39.9
2020 37.7 39.9
2021 35.8 40.2
2022 34.4 40.8
2023 35.5 41.4
2024 35.8 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Malta
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
94.9%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Kuwait Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Malta
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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