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Malta vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 187th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Marshall Islands
Population
583596
36281
Population rank 167/197 192/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 120/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Malta and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Malta and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Malta Marshall Islands
1970 $250,728,796 $8,408,486
1971 $264,578,485 $9,116,810
1972 $295,106,628 $9,973,652
1973 $345,616,106 $11,607,366
1974 $376,081,124 $15,217,532
1975 $474,618,321 $16,691,301
1976 $527,936,989 $18,153,647
1977 $625,563,171 $20,210,069
1978 $793,673,402 $22,209,370
1979 $1,001,288,847 $25,545,346
1980 $1,250,198,601 $26,710,653
1981 $1,243,509,394 $31,020,000
1982 $1,234,474,404 $34,918,000
1983 $1,165,729,707 $41,749,000
1984 $1,101,807,023 $45,144,000
1985 $1,117,797,439 $43,879,000
1986 $1,435,038,441 $55,989,000
1987 $1,751,293,461 $62,983,000
1988 $2,019,503,068 $70,688,000
1989 $2,118,655,677 $72,798,000
1990 $2,547,328,748 $78,476,000
1991 $2,750,216,747 $82,507,000
1992 $3,021,942,759 $91,063,000
1993 $2,709,193,538 $99,461,000
1994 $2,998,505,428 $108,071,000
1995 $3,709,360,097 $120,230,000
1996 $3,822,489,746 $110,858,000
1997 $3,787,070,704 $109,884,700
1998 $4,010,092,091 $112,070,100
1999 $4,111,891,845 $113,352,100
2000 $4,036,809,865 $114,838,500
2001 $4,070,867,153 $122,406,100
2002 $4,455,127,398 $131,960,000
2003 $5,418,315,225 $131,128,500
2004 $6,104,141,501 $132,900,000
2005 $6,393,234,965 $138,000,000
2006 $6,749,838,862 $143,200,000
2007 $7,908,412,374 $150,500,000
2008 $9,135,419,490 $146,600,000
2009 $8,734,745,632 $151,200,000
2010 $9,097,044,182 $161,100,000
2011 $9,789,361,705 $172,300,000
2012 $9,609,532,106 $180,700,000
2013 $10,796,782,634 $186,400,000
2014 $11,888,032,862 $186,000,000
2015 $11,340,795,033 $183,700,000
2016 $12,025,782,885 $201,800,000
2017 $14,161,366,733 $213,700,000
2018 $16,153,779,511 $220,000,000
2019 $16,337,793,531 $232,900,000
2020 $16,409,900,599 $241,800,000
2021 $19,723,563,355 $258,900,000
2022 $19,239,187,084 $253,400,000
2023 $22,210,718,401 $259,300,000
2024 $24,322,006,608 $280,357,844

Malta and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Malta Marshall Islands
1970 $828 $373
1971 $874 $390
1972 $976 $416
1973 $1,144 $472
1974 $1,245 $602
1975 $1,560 $638
1976 $1,727 $672
1977 $2,038 $724
1978 $2,559 $771
1979 $3,196 $859
1980 $3,948 $868
1981 $3,898 $969
1982 $3,788 $1,046
1983 $3,527 $1,199
1984 $3,333 $1,245
1985 $3,322 $1,162
1986 $4,195 $1,425
1987 $5,084 $1,543
1988 $5,814 $1,670
1989 $6,041 $1,670
1990 $7,192 $1,758
1991 $7,559 $1,811
1992 $8,220 $1,963
1993 $7,296 $2,112
1994 $8,000 $2,265
1995 $9,828 $2,491
1996 $10,062 $2,273
1997 $9,893 $2,231
1998 $10,408 $2,254
1999 $10,609 $2,258
2000 $10,348 $2,265
2001 $10,358 $2,394
2002 $11,251 $2,566
2003 $13,594 $2,539
2004 $15,212 $2,566
2005 $15,831 $2,659
2006 $16,654 $2,754
2007 $19,444 $2,892
2008 $22,315 $2,818
2009 $21,176 $2,907
2010 $21,947 $3,095
2011 $23,517 $3,319
2012 $22,878 $3,514
2013 $25,416 $3,678
2014 $27,425 $3,735
2015 $25,530 $3,764
2016 $26,459 $4,230
2017 $30,317 $4,593
2018 $33,382 $4,858
2019 $32,422 $5,292
2020 $31,834 $5,662
2021 $38,065 $6,259
2022 $36,224 $6,323
2023 $40,182 $6,678
2024 $42,347 $7,467

Malta vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Marshall Islands
1950 63.5 52.6
1951 63.9 52.7
1952 64.1 52.7
1953 64.3 52.8
1954 65.1 52.9
1955 66.3 53
1956 66.8 53.2
1957 67.5 53.4
1958 67.8 53.6
1959 68.4 54
1960 68.4 54.4
1961 68.4 54.7
1962 69.2 55.2
1963 69.2 55.7
1964 69.3 56.3
1965 69.5 56.8
1966 69.7 57.3
1967 69.8 57.8
1968 69.9 58.2
1969 70.1 58.5
1970 70.4 58.8
1971 70.1 59.1
1972 70.7 59.5
1973 71.3 59.8
1974 71.9 60.1
1975 72.1 60.3
1976 72.2 60.4
1977 72.3 60.6
1978 72.3 60.7
1979 72.5 60.8
1980 72.3 61
1981 72.4 61.1
1982 72.8 61.3
1983 73.1 61.5
1984 73.3 61.6
1985 73.9 61.7
1986 74.5 61.8
1987 75.3 61.8
1988 75.9 61.8
1989 76.2 61.7
1990 76.2 61.8
1991 76.5 61.8
1992 76.7 61.9
1993 76.8 62.1
1994 76.9 62.3
1995 77 62.5
1996 76.3 62.8
1997 77.3 63
1998 77.8 63.2
1999 77.8 63.4
2000 77.9 63.3
2001 78.9 63.7
2002 78.5 63.8
2003 78.7 64
2004 79.2 64
2005 79.5 64.1
2006 79.6 64.2
2007 79.7 64.3
2008 79.7 64.3
2009 80.4 64.4
2010 81.4 64.5
2011 80.8 64.6
2012 81.1 64.8
2013 81.8 65
2014 82.3 65.1
2015 82.6 65.3
2016 82.7 65.5
2017 83.1 65.7
2018 82.9 65.9
2019 82.8 66
2020 82.3 65.4
2021 82.3 65.4
2022 82.2 66.7
2023 83.3 66.9
2024 83.5 67.1
2025 83.6 67.2

Malta and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Malta Marshall Islands
1960 326,550 14,703
1961 325,250 15,219
1962 323,900 15,755
1963 322,550 16,302
1964 321,250 16,852
1965 318,800 17,402
1966 315,200 17,927
1967 311,550 18,655
1968 307,900 19,862
1969 304,300 21,305
1970 302,650 22,530
1971 302,700 23,366
1972 302,450 23,992
1973 302,200 24,581
1974 301,996 25,296
1975 304,222 26,154
1976 305,774 27,021
1977 306,970 27,906
1978 310,182 28,809
1979 313,342 29,738
1980 316,645 30,774
1981 318,982 32,017
1982 325,898 33,397
1983 330,524 34,811
1984 330,593 36,264
1985 336,452 37,761
1986 342,121 39,286
1987 344,485 40,828
1988 347,325 42,321
1989 350,722 43,586
1990 354,170 44,629
1991 363,845 45,568
1992 367,618 46,388
1993 371,308 47,093
1994 374,797 47,712
1995 377,419 48,266
1996 379,905 48,775
1997 382,791 49,259
1998 385,287 49,717
1999 387,578 50,202
2000 390,087 50,706
2001 393,028 51,123
2002 395,969 51,425
2003 398,582 51,639
2004 401,268 51,791
2005 403,834 51,906
2006 405,308 51,992
2007 406,724 52,035
2008 409,379 52,030
2009 412,477 52,019
2010 414,508 52,044
2011 416,268 51,907
2012 420,028 51,419
2013 424,810 50,681
2014 433,481 49,796
2015 444,220 48,800
2016 454,505 47,709
2017 467,106 46,529
2018 483,903 45,285
2019 503,912 44,007
2020 515,490 42,706
2021 518,150 41,367
2022 531,113 40,077
2023 552,747 38,827
2024 574,346 37,548

Fertility rates in Malta and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Malta Marshall Islands
1960 3.62 8.08
1961 3.27 8.12
1962 3.24 8.12
1963 2.9 8.12
1964 2.79 8.14
1965 2.52 8.16
1966 2.33 8.2
1967 2.24 8.17
1968 2.12 8.14
1969 2.02 8.11
1970 2.03 8.07
1971 2.06 8.04
1972 2.01 8
1973 1.65 7.95
1974 1.64 7.9
1975 2.27 7.83
1976 2.21 7.76
1977 2.14 7.67
1978 2.05 7.58
1979 2.1 7.47
1980 1.99 7.37
1981 1.87 7.27
1982 1.9 7.18
1983 1.92 7.08
1984 1.95 6.99
1985 1.95 6.87
1986 1.93 6.73
1987 1.97 6.57
1988 2.06 6.38
1989 2.1 6.18
1990 2.02 5.97
1991 1.99 5.76
1992 2.07 5.55
1993 1.96 5.38
1994 1.84 5.23
1995 1.77 5.09
1996 1.99 5.02
1997 1.93 4.96
1998 1.84 4.87
1999 1.73 4.78
2000 1.68 4.7
2001 1.48 4.58
2002 1.45 4.49
2003 1.48 4.42
2004 1.4 4.34
2005 1.38 4.28
2006 1.36 4.2
2007 1.35 4.09
2008 1.43 3.97
2009 1.42 3.83
2010 1.36 3.67
2011 1.45 3.53
2012 1.42 3.38
2013 1.36 3.25
2014 1.38 3.18
2015 1.37 3.13
2016 1.37 3.09
2017 1.26 3.06
2018 1.23 3.04
2019 1.14 3.01
2020 1.13 2.99
2021 1.13 2.96
2022 1.08 2.94
2023 1.06 2.92

Malta and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Malta Marshall Islands
1960 23.6 17.4
1961 23.8 17
1962 24 16.7
1963 24.2 16.4
1964 24.4 16.3
1965 24.5 16.3
1966 24.6 16.4
1967 24.8 16.6
1968 25 16.9
1969 25.5 17.2
1970 25.9 17.4
1971 26.3 17.1
1972 26.8 16.6
1973 27.2 16.2
1974 27.6 16
1975 28 15.9
1976 28.4 15.7
1977 28.7 15.5
1978 29.2 15.3
1979 29.6 15.1
1980 30 15
1981 30.3 14.9
1982 30.6 14.9
1983 30.9 14.9
1984 31.2 14.8
1985 31.4 14.8
1986 31.7 14.7
1987 32 14.7
1988 32.4 14.7
1989 32.7 14.8
1990 33 14.9
1991 33.3 15.2
1992 33.7 15.4
1993 34 15.8
1994 34.3 16.1
1995 34.7 16.5
1996 35.1 16.9
1997 35.5 17.2
1998 35.8 17.6
1999 36.1 17.9
2000 36.4 18.2
2001 36.7 18.5
2002 37 18.8
2003 37.4 19.1
2004 37.7 19.4
2005 38.1 19.7
2006 38.4 19.9
2007 38.7 20.2
2008 39 20.4
2009 39.3 20.5
2010 39.6 20.6
2011 39.9 20.6
2012 40.2 20.8
2013 40.4 21
2014 40.6 21.3
2015 40.6 21.6
2016 40.6 21.9
2017 40.5 22.2
2018 40.2 22.4
2019 39.9 22.6
2020 39.9 22.6
2021 40.2 22.5
2022 40.8 22.2
2023 41.4 21.9
2024 41.8 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
12.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
72
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
172
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
95.8%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Malta Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malta Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
1,260 mi
2007

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