Skip to content

Malta vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 187th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Mexico
Population
583596
132790957
Population rank 167/197 11/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 120/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Malta and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Malta and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Malta

Mexico
Year GDP
Malta Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 $250,728,796 $35,520,000,000
1971 $264,578,485 $39,200,000,000
1972 $295,106,628 $45,200,000,000
1973 $345,616,106 $55,280,000,000
1974 $376,081,124 $72,000,000,000
1975 $474,618,321 $88,000,000,000
1976 $527,936,989 $88,875,923,765
1977 $625,563,171 $81,912,018,784
1978 $793,673,402 $102,648,570,299
1979 $1,001,288,847 $134,531,900,899
1980 $1,250,198,601 $205,577,055,466
1981 $1,243,509,394 $263,797,827,860
1982 $1,234,474,404 $184,602,611,610
1983 $1,165,729,707 $156,167,000,433
1984 $1,101,807,023 $184,230,754,105
1985 $1,117,797,439 $195,241,069,482
1986 $1,435,038,441 $134,556,034,673
1987 $1,751,293,461 $147,542,558,209
1988 $2,019,503,068 $181,611,150,497
1989 $2,118,655,677 $221,403,098,267
1990 $2,547,328,748 $261,253,675,693
1991 $2,750,216,747 $313,139,656,146
1992 $3,021,942,759 $363,157,832,924
1993 $2,709,193,538 $530,160,763,663
1994 $2,998,505,428 $553,618,247,901
1995 $3,709,360,097 $380,157,469,867
1996 $3,822,489,746 $432,157,945,024
1997 $3,787,070,704 $523,449,530,464
1998 $4,010,092,091 $557,461,102,631
1999 $4,111,891,845 $631,249,359,702
2000 $4,036,809,865 $742,061,329,749
2001 $4,070,867,153 $796,064,590,549
2002 $4,455,127,398 $810,666,116,402
2003 $5,418,315,225 $765,549,967,889
2004 $6,104,141,501 $819,459,227,375
2005 $6,393,234,965 $917,571,853,529
2006 $6,749,838,862 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $7,908,412,374 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $9,135,419,490 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $8,734,745,632 $943,437,415,025
2010 $9,097,044,182 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $9,789,361,705 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $9,609,532,106 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $10,796,782,634 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $11,888,032,862 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $11,340,795,033 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $12,025,782,885 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $14,161,366,733 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $16,153,779,511 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $16,337,793,531 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $16,409,900,599 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $19,723,563,355 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $19,239,187,084 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $22,210,718,401 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $24,322,006,608 $1,852,722,885,258

Malta and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Malta Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 $828 $699
1971 $874 $748
1972 $976 $837
1973 $1,144 $993
1974 $1,245 $1,256
1975 $1,560 $1,492
1976 $1,727 $1,465
1977 $2,038 $1,315
1978 $2,559 $1,604
1979 $3,196 $2,049
1980 $3,948 $3,055
1981 $3,898 $3,829
1982 $3,788 $2,621
1983 $3,527 $2,170
1984 $3,333 $2,506
1985 $3,322 $2,602
1986 $4,195 $1,757
1987 $5,084 $1,888
1988 $5,814 $2,279
1989 $6,041 $2,725
1990 $7,192 $3,154
1991 $7,559 $3,709
1992 $8,220 $4,221
1993 $7,296 $6,048
1994 $8,000 $6,202
1995 $9,828 $4,184
1996 $10,062 $4,674
1997 $9,893 $5,567
1998 $10,408 $5,833
1999 $10,609 $6,500
2000 $10,348 $7,524
2001 $10,358 $7,953
2002 $11,251 $7,983
2003 $13,594 $7,434
2004 $15,212 $7,850
2005 $15,831 $8,672
2006 $16,654 $9,513
2007 $19,444 $10,134
2008 $22,315 $10,524
2009 $21,176 $8,424
2010 $21,947 $9,729
2011 $23,517 $10,664
2012 $22,878 $10,744
2013 $25,416 $11,217
2014 $27,425 $11,391
2015 $25,530 $10,021
2016 $26,459 $9,098
2017 $30,317 $9,649
2018 $33,382 $10,085
2019 $32,422 $10,370
2020 $31,834 $8,841
2021 $38,065 $10,314
2022 $36,224 $11,402
2023 $40,182 $13,826
2024 $42,347 $14,158

Malta vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Mexico
1950 63.5 43.8
1951 63.9 44.8
1952 64.1 45.7
1953 64.3 47
1954 65.1 48.3
1955 66.3 49.6
1956 66.8 50.4
1957 67.5 51.1
1958 67.8 51.8
1959 68.4 52.7
1960 68.4 53.6
1961 68.4 54.4
1962 69.2 55.1
1963 69.2 55.5
1964 69.3 55.9
1965 69.5 56.7
1966 69.7 57.4
1967 69.8 58
1968 69.9 58.2
1969 70.1 58.4
1970 70.4 58.9
1971 70.1 59.4
1972 70.7 60.1
1973 71.3 60.5
1974 71.9 61.2
1975 72.1 61.9
1976 72.2 62.5
1977 72.3 63
1978 72.3 63.4
1979 72.5 63.9
1980 72.3 64.3
1981 72.4 64.7
1982 72.8 65.3
1983 73.1 65.8
1984 73.3 66.2
1985 73.9 66.8
1986 74.5 67.4
1987 75.3 67.9
1988 75.9 68.3
1989 76.2 68.6
1990 76.2 69
1991 76.5 69.4
1992 76.7 69.7
1993 76.8 70
1994 76.9 70.3
1995 77 70.7
1996 76.3 71.1
1997 77.3 71.5
1998 77.8 71.8
1999 77.8 72.2
2000 77.9 72.6
2001 78.9 72.9
2002 78.5 73.1
2003 78.7 73.3
2004 79.2 73.4
2005 79.5 73.6
2006 79.6 73.7
2007 79.7 73.8
2008 79.7 73.7
2009 80.4 73.6
2010 81.4 73.7
2011 80.8 73.9
2012 81.1 74.1
2013 81.8 74.3
2014 82.3 74.4
2015 82.6 74.4
2016 82.7 74.4
2017 83.1 74.3
2018 82.9 74.3
2019 82.8 74.5
2020 82.3 70.4
2021 82.3 69.7
2022 82.2 74
2023 83.3 75.1
2024 83.5 75.3
2025 83.6 75.4

Malta and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Mexico
Year Population
Malta Mexico
1960 326,550 36,724,615
1961 325,250 37,890,118
1962 323,900 39,129,200
1963 322,550 40,424,065
1964 321,250 41,772,049
1965 318,800 43,174,477
1966 315,200 44,629,106
1967 311,550 46,129,608
1968 307,900 47,668,303
1969 304,300 49,233,194
1970 302,650 50,814,953
1971 302,700 52,412,558
1972 302,450 54,030,168
1973 302,200 55,667,284
1974 301,996 57,320,149
1975 304,222 58,982,400
1976 305,774 60,645,512
1977 306,970 62,308,493
1978 310,182 63,979,046
1979 313,342 65,648,865
1980 316,645 67,300,334
1981 318,982 68,892,108
1982 325,898 70,433,260
1983 330,524 71,971,240
1984 330,593 73,506,846
1985 336,452 75,043,414
1986 342,121 76,585,637
1987 344,485 78,136,651
1988 347,325 79,695,531
1989 350,722 81,247,182
1990 354,170 82,820,170
1991 363,845 84,430,572
1992 367,618 86,044,809
1993 371,308 87,653,807
1994 374,797 89,259,205
1995 377,419 90,862,455
1996 379,905 92,452,702
1997 382,791 94,021,207
1998 385,287 95,575,245
1999 387,578 97,115,707
2000 390,087 98,625,552
2001 393,028 100,099,099
2002 395,969 101,548,624
2003 398,582 102,978,515
2004 401,268 104,394,131
2005 403,834 105,811,504
2006 405,308 107,253,666
2007 406,724 108,774,360
2008 409,379 110,374,288
2009 412,477 111,999,721
2010 414,508 113,623,895
2011 416,268 115,243,504
2012 420,028 116,818,208
2013 424,810 118,343,573
2014 433,481 119,784,261
2015 444,220 121,072,306
2016 454,505 122,251,351
2017 467,106 123,400,057
2018 483,903 124,573,711
2019 503,912 125,762,982
2020 515,490 126,799,054
2021 518,150 127,648,148
2022 531,113 128,613,117
2023 552,747 129,739,759
2024 574,346 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Malta and Mexico

Fertility rate
Malta

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Malta Mexico
1960 3.62 6.76
1961 3.27 6.78
1962 3.24 6.8
1963 2.9 6.82
1964 2.79 6.83
1965 2.52 6.82
1966 2.33 6.79
1967 2.24 6.75
1968 2.12 6.71
1969 2.02 6.63
1970 2.03 6.53
1971 2.06 6.42
1972 2.01 6.28
1973 1.65 6.12
1974 1.64 5.95
1975 2.27 5.74
1976 2.21 5.54
1977 2.14 5.36
1978 2.05 5.2
1979 2.1 4.96
1980 1.99 4.74
1981 1.87 4.57
1982 1.9 4.43
1983 1.92 4.3
1984 1.95 4.18
1985 1.95 4.09
1986 1.93 3.97
1987 1.97 3.8
1988 2.06 3.64
1989 2.1 3.53
1990 2.02 3.44
1991 1.99 3.36
1992 2.07 3.29
1993 1.96 3.21
1994 1.84 3.13
1995 1.77 3.04
1996 1.99 2.96
1997 1.93 2.89
1998 1.84 2.82
1999 1.73 2.76
2000 1.68 2.71
2001 1.48 2.67
2002 1.45 2.63
2003 1.48 2.58
2004 1.4 2.54
2005 1.38 2.5
2006 1.36 2.46
2007 1.35 2.42
2008 1.43 2.39
2009 1.42 2.36
2010 1.36 2.34
2011 1.45 2.32
2012 1.42 2.29
2013 1.36 2.27
2014 1.38 2.21
2015 1.37 2.14
2016 1.37 2.09
2017 1.26 2.04
2018 1.23 2.03
2019 1.14 2.02
2020 1.13 1.99
2021 1.13 1.97
2022 1.08 1.94
2023 1.06 1.91

Malta and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Malta Mexico
1960 23.6 16.6
1961 23.8 16.5
1962 24 16.4
1963 24.2 16.3
1964 24.4 16.3
1965 24.5 16.2
1966 24.6 16.2
1967 24.8 16.1
1968 25 16.1
1969 25.5 16.1
1970 25.9 16.1
1971 26.3 16
1972 26.8 16
1973 27.2 16.1
1974 27.6 16.1
1975 28 16.2
1976 28.4 16.2
1977 28.7 16.4
1978 29.2 16.5
1979 29.6 16.6
1980 30 16.8
1981 30.3 17.1
1982 30.6 17.4
1983 30.9 17.7
1984 31.2 18
1985 31.4 18.3
1986 31.7 18.6
1987 32 18.9
1988 32.4 19.2
1989 32.7 19.4
1990 33 19.7
1991 33.3 20
1992 33.7 20.4
1993 34 20.7
1994 34.3 21
1995 34.7 21.4
1996 35.1 21.7
1997 35.5 22
1998 35.8 22.2
1999 36.1 22.5
2000 36.4 22.8
2001 36.7 23.1
2002 37 23.5
2003 37.4 23.8
2004 37.7 24.1
2005 38.1 24.4
2006 38.4 24.7
2007 38.7 25
2008 39 25.3
2009 39.3 25.6
2010 39.6 25.8
2011 39.9 26.1
2012 40.2 26.4
2013 40.4 26.7
2014 40.6 27
2015 40.6 27.3
2016 40.6 27.6
2017 40.5 28
2018 40.2 28.3
2019 39.9 28.6
2020 39.9 29
2021 40.2 29.2
2022 40.8 29.5
2023 41.4 29.9
2024 41.8 30.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Malta and Mexico.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Malta Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Malta Mexico
% of world population
0.007%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
95.8%
2024
English speaking
88.3%
2023
13%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
81.2%
2023

Health

Malta Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Mexico
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
519,841 mi
2023

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Malta vs Mexico
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare