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Malta vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 187th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Mauritius
Population
583596
1256649
Population rank 167/197 157/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Malta and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Malta and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Malta

Mauritius
Year GDP
Malta Mauritius
1960 - $162,089,564
1961 - $191,757,729
1962 - $197,738,208
1963 - $253,839,558
1964 - $218,914,569
1965 - $230,024,161
1966 - $227,534,083
1967 - $238,439,291
1968 - $206,576,631
1969 - $221,553,613
1970 $250,728,796 $224,125,805
1971 $264,578,485 $251,437,338
1972 $295,106,628 $318,664,900
1973 $345,616,106 $404,285,775
1974 $376,081,124 $669,894,030
1975 $474,618,321 $673,311,287
1976 $527,936,989 $713,510,052
1977 $625,563,171 $834,722,972
1978 $793,673,402 $1,029,040,323
1979 $1,001,288,847 $1,227,446,632
1980 $1,250,198,601 $1,147,027,924
1981 $1,243,509,394 $1,157,769,444
1982 $1,234,474,404 $1,092,923,636
1983 $1,165,729,707 $1,104,956,573
1984 $1,101,807,023 $1,054,564,759
1985 $1,117,797,439 $1,090,611,325
1986 $1,435,038,441 $1,482,601,552
1987 $1,751,293,461 $1,906,174,438
1988 $2,019,503,068 $2,163,252,449
1989 $2,118,655,677 $2,211,312,823
1990 $2,547,328,748 $2,689,212,760
1991 $2,750,216,747 $2,895,354,736
1992 $3,021,942,759 $3,267,677,814
1993 $2,709,193,538 $3,307,302,126
1994 $2,998,505,428 $3,606,050,873
1995 $3,709,360,097 $4,094,741,652
1996 $3,822,489,746 $4,481,489,762
1997 $3,787,070,704 $4,243,755,308
1998 $4,010,092,091 $4,225,813,976
1999 $4,111,891,845 $4,402,193,195
2000 $4,036,809,865 $4,726,108,622
2001 $4,070,867,153 $4,675,755,867
2002 $4,455,127,398 $4,906,494,249
2003 $5,418,315,225 $5,894,873,920
2004 $6,104,141,501 $6,667,418,752
2005 $6,393,234,965 $6,576,108,447
2006 $6,749,838,862 $7,028,810,681
2007 $7,908,412,374 $8,150,150,209
2008 $9,135,419,490 $9,990,356,674
2009 $8,734,745,632 $9,128,843,109
2010 $9,097,044,182 $10,003,670,690
2011 $9,789,361,705 $11,518,413,430
2012 $9,609,532,106 $11,668,696,397
2013 $10,796,782,634 $12,292,974,141
2014 $11,888,032,862 $13,074,129,952
2015 $11,340,795,033 $12,007,291,046
2016 $12,025,782,885 $12,594,155,464
2017 $14,161,366,733 $13,713,506,131
2018 $16,153,779,511 $14,735,695,931
2019 $16,337,793,531 $14,436,346,980
2020 $16,409,900,599 $11,408,106,446
2021 $19,723,563,355 $11,484,348,858
2022 $19,239,187,084 $12,907,767,790
2023 $22,210,718,401 $14,101,195,733
2024 $24,322,006,608 $14,952,555,415

Malta and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Malta Mauritius
1960 - $238.3
1961 - $281.7
1962 - $282.3
1963 - $353
1964 - $297.3
1965 - $305
1966 - $296
1967 - $304
1968 - $258.7
1969 - $272.7
1970 $828 $271.3
1971 $874 $299.6
1972 $976 $374
1973 $1,144 $467
1974 $1,245 $763
1975 $1,560 $755
1976 $1,727 $787
1977 $2,038 $906
1978 $2,559 $1,102
1979 $3,196 $1,292
1980 $3,948 $1,187
1981 $3,898 $1,181
1982 $3,788 $1,101
1983 $3,527 $1,103
1984 $3,333 $1,042
1985 $3,322 $1,069
1986 $4,195 $1,442
1987 $5,084 $1,840
1988 $5,814 $2,074
1989 $6,041 $2,103
1990 $7,192 $2,540
1991 $7,559 $2,705
1992 $8,220 $3,013
1993 $7,296 $3,014
1994 $8,000 $3,240
1995 $9,828 $3,648
1996 $10,062 $3,952
1997 $9,893 $3,696
1998 $10,408 $3,642
1999 $10,609 $3,746
2000 $10,348 $3,982
2001 $10,358 $3,909
2002 $11,251 $4,073
2003 $13,594 $4,858
2004 $15,212 $5,461
2005 $15,831 $5,354
2006 $16,654 $5,696
2007 $19,444 $6,575
2008 $22,315 $8,030
2009 $21,176 $7,318
2010 $21,947 $8,000
2011 $23,517 $9,197
2012 $22,878 $9,291
2013 $25,416 $9,765
2014 $27,425 $10,366
2015 $25,530 $9,508
2016 $26,459 $9,966
2017 $30,317 $10,842
2018 $33,382 $11,643
2019 $32,422 $11,403
2020 $31,834 $9,011
2021 $38,065 $9,069
2022 $36,224 $10,224
2023 $40,182 $11,182
2024 $42,347 $11,872

Malta vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Mauritius
1950 63.5 51.9
1951 63.9 52.5
1952 64.1 52.1
1953 64.3 51.5
1954 65.1 52.2
1955 66.3 53.8
1956 66.8 55.1
1957 67.5 55.7
1958 67.8 56.4
1959 68.4 57.4
1960 68.4 58.4
1961 68.4 59.5
1962 69.2 60.5
1963 69.2 61.1
1964 69.3 61.5
1965 69.5 62.1
1966 69.7 62.1
1967 69.8 61.7
1968 69.9 62.1
1969 70.1 62.7
1970 70.4 63.7
1971 70.1 63.8
1972 70.7 63.8
1973 71.3 64.3
1974 71.9 64.2
1975 72.1 64.4
1976 72.2 64
1977 72.3 64.8
1978 72.3 65.3
1979 72.5 66
1980 72.3 66.5
1981 72.4 67.2
1982 72.8 67.9
1983 73.1 68.4
1984 73.3 68.6
1985 73.9 68.7
1986 74.5 68.9
1987 75.3 69.2
1988 75.9 69.4
1989 76.2 69.5
1990 76.2 69.8
1991 76.5 70.1
1992 76.7 70.2
1993 76.8 70.4
1994 76.9 70.4
1995 77 70.6
1996 76.3 70.5
1997 77.3 70.7
1998 77.8 70.9
1999 77.8 71.4
2000 77.9 71.8
2001 78.9 72
2002 78.5 72.1
2003 78.7 72.3
2004 79.2 72.5
2005 79.5 72.6
2006 79.6 72.8
2007 79.7 72.9
2008 79.7 73.1
2009 80.4 73.3
2010 81.4 73.6
2011 80.8 74.1
2012 81.1 74.3
2013 81.8 74.4
2014 82.3 74.6
2015 82.6 74.7
2016 82.7 74.9
2017 83.1 75
2018 82.9 74.5
2019 82.8 74.2
2020 82.3 74.7
2021 82.3 72.9
2022 82.2 73.5
2023 83.3 74.9
2024 83.5 75.1
2025 83.6 75.3

Malta and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Mauritius
Year Population
Malta Mauritius
1960 326,550 680,331
1961 325,250 680,757
1962 323,900 700,349
1963 322,550 718,861
1964 321,250 736,381
1965 318,800 753,000
1966 315,200 768,813
1967 311,550 783,917
1968 307,900 798,413
1969 304,300 812,405
1970 302,650 826,000
1971 302,700 839,230
1972 302,450 852,053
1973 302,200 864,819
1974 301,996 878,042
1975 304,222 892,000
1976 305,774 906,507
1977 306,970 921,379
1978 310,182 933,499
1979 313,342 949,888
1980 316,645 966,039
1981 318,982 980,462
1982 325,898 992,521
1983 330,524 1,001,691
1984 330,593 1,012,221
1985 336,452 1,020,528
1986 342,121 1,028,360
1987 344,485 1,036,082
1988 347,325 1,043,239
1989 350,722 1,051,260
1990 354,170 1,058,775
1991 363,845 1,070,266
1992 367,618 1,084,441
1993 371,308 1,097,374
1994 374,797 1,112,846
1995 377,419 1,122,457
1996 379,905 1,133,996
1997 382,791 1,148,284
1998 385,287 1,160,421
1999 387,578 1,175,267
2000 390,087 1,186,873
2001 393,028 1,196,287
2002 395,969 1,204,621
2003 398,582 1,213,370
2004 401,268 1,221,003
2005 403,834 1,228,254
2006 405,308 1,233,996
2007 406,724 1,239,630
2008 409,379 1,244,121
2009 412,477 1,247,429
2010 414,508 1,250,400
2011 416,268 1,252,404
2012 420,028 1,255,882
2013 424,810 1,258,927
2014 433,481 1,261,208
2015 444,220 1,262,879
2016 454,505 1,263,747
2017 467,106 1,264,887
2018 483,903 1,265,577
2019 503,912 1,265,985
2020 515,490 1,266,014
2021 518,150 1,266,334
2022 531,113 1,262,523
2023 552,747 1,261,041
2024 574,346 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Malta and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Malta

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Malta Mauritius
1960 3.62 5.9
1961 3.27 5.98
1962 3.24 5.88
1963 2.9 6.18
1964 2.79 5.96
1965 2.52 5.51
1966 2.33 5.46
1967 2.24 4.63
1968 2.12 4.6
1969 2.02 3.97
1970 2.03 3.82
1971 2.06 3.51
1972 2.01 3.41
1973 1.65 3.07
1974 1.64 3.45
1975 2.27 3.2
1976 2.21 3.13
1977 2.14 3.07
1978 2.05 3.01
1979 2.1 2.91
1980 1.99 2.8
1981 1.87 2.67
1982 1.9 2.53
1983 1.92 2.4
1984 1.95 2.16
1985 1.95 2.02
1986 1.93 1.99
1987 1.97 2.05
1988 2.06 2.14
1989 2.1 2.23
1990 2.02 2.32
1991 1.99 2.3
1992 2.07 2.37
1993 1.96 2.21
1994 1.84 2.25
1995 1.77 2.14
1996 1.99 2.12
1997 1.93 2.04
1998 1.84 1.97
1999 1.73 2.05
2000 1.68 1.99
2001 1.48 1.91
2002 1.45 1.94
2003 1.48 1.87
2004 1.4 1.92
2005 1.38 1.88
2006 1.36 1.77
2007 1.35 1.74
2008 1.43 1.67
2009 1.42 1.59
2010 1.36 1.57
2011 1.45 1.55
2012 1.42 1.54
2013 1.36 1.44
2014 1.38 1.43
2015 1.37 1.36
2016 1.37 1.4
2017 1.26 1.44
2018 1.23 1.41
2019 1.14 1.4
2020 1.13 1.44
2021 1.13 1.41
2022 1.08 1.32
2023 1.06 1.39

Malta and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Malta Mauritius
1960 23.6 17.4
1961 23.8 17.5
1962 24 17.6
1963 24.2 17.6
1964 24.4 17.6
1965 24.5 17.7
1966 24.6 17.8
1967 24.8 17.9
1968 25 18.1
1969 25.5 18.3
1970 25.9 18.5
1971 26.3 18.8
1972 26.8 19.1
1973 27.2 19.5
1974 27.6 19.8
1975 28 20.2
1976 28.4 20.6
1977 28.7 21
1978 29.2 21.3
1979 29.6 21.6
1980 30 21.9
1981 30.3 22.1
1982 30.6 22.4
1983 30.9 22.8
1984 31.2 23.2
1985 31.4 23.5
1986 31.7 23.9
1987 32 24.3
1988 32.4 24.7
1989 32.7 25.2
1990 33 25.6
1991 33.3 26
1992 33.7 26.3
1993 34 26.6
1994 34.3 26.9
1995 34.7 27.3
1996 35.1 27.6
1997 35.5 28
1998 35.8 28.4
1999 36.1 28.7
2000 36.4 29
2001 36.7 29.4
2002 37 29.7
2003 37.4 30
2004 37.7 30.3
2005 38.1 30.7
2006 38.4 31.1
2007 38.7 31.6
2008 39 32
2009 39.3 32.5
2010 39.6 32.9
2011 39.9 33.4
2012 40.2 33.8
2013 40.4 34.2
2014 40.6 34.6
2015 40.6 35
2016 40.6 35.4
2017 40.5 35.8
2018 40.2 36.2
2019 39.9 36.5
2020 39.9 36.8
2021 40.2 37.1
2022 40.8 37.5
2023 41.4 38
2024 41.8 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
89.6%
2024

Energy

Malta Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
1.48%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Mauritius
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
94.3%
2023
English speaking
88.3%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Malta Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Mauritius
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
1,509 mi
2015

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