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Malta vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 187th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Namibia
Population
583596
3141364
Population rank 167/197 134/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Malta and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Malta and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Malta

Namibia
Year GDP
Malta Namibia
1970 $250,728,796 -
1971 $264,578,485 -
1972 $295,106,628 -
1973 $345,616,106 -
1974 $376,081,124 -
1975 $474,618,321 -
1976 $527,936,989 -
1977 $625,563,171 -
1978 $793,673,402 -
1979 $1,001,288,847 -
1980 $1,250,198,601 $2,421,990,338
1981 $1,243,509,394 $2,249,908,578
1982 $1,234,474,404 $2,118,710,248
1983 $1,165,729,707 $2,297,400,688
1984 $1,101,807,023 $1,951,260,038
1985 $1,117,797,439 $1,608,237,350
1986 $1,435,038,441 $1,809,048,527
1987 $1,751,293,461 $2,300,068,217
1988 $2,019,503,068 $2,495,094,746
1989 $2,118,655,677 $2,535,135,798
1990 $2,547,328,748 $2,789,921,854
1991 $2,750,216,747 $2,996,869,281
1992 $3,021,942,759 $3,429,521,699
1993 $2,709,193,538 $3,251,188,833
1994 $2,998,505,428 $3,666,503,530
1995 $3,709,360,097 $3,978,514,206
1996 $3,822,489,746 $3,989,163,197
1997 $3,787,070,704 $4,154,989,950
1998 $4,010,092,091 $3,873,109,866
1999 $4,111,891,845 $3,868,551,730
2000 $4,036,809,865 $3,922,232,165
2001 $4,070,867,153 $3,557,341,215
2002 $4,455,127,398 $3,349,169,826
2003 $5,418,315,225 $4,926,439,384
2004 $6,104,141,501 $6,609,205,995
2005 $6,393,234,965 $7,248,374,838
2006 $6,749,838,862 $8,001,779,551
2007 $7,908,412,374 $8,839,536,476
2008 $9,135,419,490 $8,607,431,497
2009 $8,734,745,632 $8,938,847,189
2010 $9,097,044,182 $11,431,412,421
2011 $9,789,361,705 $12,523,359,441
2012 $9,609,532,106 $13,042,053,592
2013 $10,796,782,634 $12,043,307,277
2014 $11,888,032,862 $12,435,430,970
2015 $11,340,795,033 $11,335,161,084
2016 $12,025,782,885 $10,722,018,732
2017 $14,161,366,733 $12,895,153,371
2018 $16,153,779,511 $13,682,019,076
2019 $16,337,793,531 $12,541,928,303
2020 $16,409,900,599 $10,583,748,542
2021 $19,723,563,355 $12,402,486,184
2022 $19,239,187,084 $12,569,449,123
2023 $22,210,718,401 $12,408,271,448
2024 $24,322,006,608 $13,372,354,269

Malta and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Malta Namibia
1970 $828 -
1971 $874 -
1972 $976 -
1973 $1,144 -
1974 $1,245 -
1975 $1,560 -
1976 $1,727 -
1977 $2,038 -
1978 $2,559 -
1979 $3,196 -
1980 $3,948 $2,468
1981 $3,898 $2,267
1982 $3,788 $2,097
1983 $3,527 $2,214
1984 $3,333 $1,830
1985 $3,322 $1,466
1986 $4,195 $1,599
1987 $5,084 $1,969
1988 $5,814 $2,063
1989 $6,041 $1,967
1990 $7,192 $2,037
1991 $7,559 $2,117
1992 $8,220 $2,347
1993 $7,296 $2,155
1994 $8,000 $2,356
1995 $9,828 $2,483
1996 $10,062 $2,423
1997 $9,893 $2,460
1998 $10,408 $2,235
1999 $10,609 $2,178
2000 $10,348 $2,157
2001 $10,358 $1,916
2002 $11,251 $1,772
2003 $13,594 $2,569
2004 $15,212 $3,403
2005 $15,831 $3,686
2006 $16,654 $4,017
2007 $19,444 $4,379
2008 $22,315 $4,205
2009 $21,176 $4,303
2010 $21,947 $5,418
2011 $23,517 $5,835
2012 $22,878 $5,943
2013 $25,416 $5,347
2014 $27,425 $5,378
2015 $25,530 $4,774
2016 $26,459 $4,396
2017 $30,317 $5,144
2018 $33,382 $5,309
2019 $32,422 $4,732
2020 $31,834 $3,879
2021 $38,065 $4,413
2022 $36,224 $4,350
2023 $40,182 $4,188
2024 $42,347 $4,413

Malta vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Namibia
1950 63.5 41.9
1951 63.9 42.5
1952 64.1 43.1
1953 64.3 43.8
1954 65.1 44.4
1955 66.3 45
1956 66.8 45.7
1957 67.5 46.4
1958 67.8 47.1
1959 68.4 47.8
1960 68.4 48.5
1961 68.4 49.2
1962 69.2 50
1963 69.2 50.6
1964 69.3 51.3
1965 69.5 52
1966 69.7 52.3
1967 69.8 52.9
1968 69.9 53.6
1969 70.1 54.1
1970 70.4 54.7
1971 70.1 55.3
1972 70.7 55.8
1973 71.3 56.4
1974 71.9 56.9
1975 72.1 57.6
1976 72.2 58
1977 72.3 58.6
1978 72.3 59.1
1979 72.5 59.5
1980 72.3 56.6
1981 72.4 56.9
1982 72.8 57.3
1983 73.1 57.6
1984 73.3 58.1
1985 73.9 58.5
1986 74.5 58.7
1987 75.3 59.1
1988 75.9 59
1989 76.2 60.8
1990 76.2 61.4
1991 76.5 60.8
1992 76.7 60.2
1993 76.8 59.3
1994 76.9 58.4
1995 77 57.5
1996 76.3 56.6
1997 77.3 55.8
1998 77.8 54.8
1999 77.8 54
2000 77.9 52.9
2001 78.9 52
2002 78.5 52
2003 78.7 51.9
2004 79.2 52.2
2005 79.5 52.6
2006 79.6 53.2
2007 79.7 54
2008 79.7 54.7
2009 80.4 55.3
2010 81.4 56.1
2011 80.8 56.6
2012 81.1 57.7
2013 81.8 58.5
2014 82.3 59.3
2015 82.6 60
2016 82.7 60.8
2017 83.1 61.7
2018 82.9 62.6
2019 82.8 63.5
2020 82.3 64.1
2021 82.3 60.8
2022 82.2 64.2
2023 83.3 67.4
2024 83.5 67.5
2025 83.6 67.7

Malta and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Namibia
Year Population
Malta Namibia
1960 326,550 591,465
1961 325,250 603,067
1962 323,900 615,759
1963 322,550 629,589
1964 321,250 644,530
1965 318,800 660,558
1966 315,200 677,655
1967 311,550 696,045
1968 307,900 715,542
1969 304,300 736,120
1970 302,650 757,868
1971 302,700 780,584
1972 302,450 804,399
1973 302,200 828,928
1974 301,996 854,320
1975 304,222 881,032
1976 305,774 906,566
1977 306,970 931,104
1978 310,182 947,269
1979 313,342 962,825
1980 316,645 981,434
1981 318,982 992,500
1982 325,898 1,010,308
1983 330,524 1,037,511
1984 330,593 1,065,989
1985 336,452 1,096,890
1986 342,121 1,131,081
1987 344,485 1,167,889
1988 347,325 1,209,696
1989 350,722 1,288,947
1990 354,170 1,369,303
1991 363,845 1,415,684
1992 367,618 1,461,322
1993 371,308 1,508,697
1994 374,797 1,556,304
1995 377,419 1,602,170
1996 379,905 1,646,103
1997 382,791 1,689,264
1998 385,287 1,732,745
1999 387,578 1,776,368
2000 390,087 1,818,647
2001 393,028 1,857,048
2002 395,969 1,889,970
2003 398,582 1,917,464
2004 401,268 1,942,082
2005 403,834 1,966,582
2006 405,308 1,991,888
2007 406,724 2,018,600
2008 409,379 2,047,056
2009 412,477 2,077,394
2010 414,508 2,109,811
2011 416,268 2,146,325
2012 420,028 2,194,654
2013 424,810 2,252,508
2014 433,481 2,312,139
2015 444,220 2,374,300
2016 454,505 2,439,213
2017 467,106 2,506,853
2018 483,903 2,577,327
2019 503,912 2,650,494
2020 515,490 2,728,762
2021 518,150 2,810,548
2022 531,113 2,889,662
2023 552,747 2,963,095
2024 574,346 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Malta and Namibia

Fertility rate
Malta

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Malta Namibia
1960 3.62 6.24
1961 3.27 6.29
1962 3.24 6.35
1963 2.9 6.41
1964 2.79 6.43
1965 2.52 6.45
1966 2.33 6.47
1967 2.24 6.49
1968 2.12 6.5
1969 2.02 6.51
1970 2.03 6.52
1971 2.06 6.52
1972 2.01 6.53
1973 1.65 6.54
1974 1.64 6.55
1975 2.27 6.53
1976 2.21 6.49
1977 2.14 6.44
1978 2.05 6.38
1979 2.1 6.31
1980 1.99 6.24
1981 1.87 6.16
1982 1.9 6.08
1983 1.92 6
1984 1.95 5.94
1985 1.95 5.88
1986 1.93 5.79
1987 1.97 5.7
1988 2.06 5.61
1989 2.1 5.52
1990 2.02 5.4
1991 1.99 5.29
1992 2.07 5.11
1993 1.96 4.91
1994 1.84 4.68
1995 1.77 4.42
1996 1.99 4.2
1997 1.93 4.17
1998 1.84 4.18
1999 1.73 4.14
2000 1.68 3.99
2001 1.48 3.83
2002 1.45 3.69
2003 1.48 3.58
2004 1.4 3.55
2005 1.38 3.57
2006 1.36 3.6
2007 1.35 3.61
2008 1.43 3.62
2009 1.42 3.63
2010 1.36 3.66
2011 1.45 3.66
2012 1.42 3.68
2013 1.36 3.65
2014 1.38 3.64
2015 1.37 3.6
2016 1.37 3.57
2017 1.26 3.51
2018 1.23 3.46
2019 1.14 3.4
2020 1.13 3.35
2021 1.13 3.3
2022 1.08 3.25
2023 1.06 3.21

Malta and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Malta Namibia
1960 23.6 18.9
1961 23.8 18.7
1962 24 18.6
1963 24.2 18.5
1964 24.4 18.4
1965 24.5 18.4
1966 24.6 18.3
1967 24.8 18.3
1968 25 18.2
1969 25.5 18.1
1970 25.9 18.1
1971 26.3 18
1972 26.8 17.9
1973 27.2 17.8
1974 27.6 17.7
1975 28 17.6
1976 28.4 17.5
1977 28.7 17.3
1978 29.2 17
1979 29.6 16.8
1980 30 16.6
1981 30.3 16.4
1982 30.6 16.3
1983 30.9 16.4
1984 31.2 16.5
1985 31.4 16.7
1986 31.7 16.9
1987 32 17
1988 32.4 17.3
1989 32.7 17.8
1990 33 18.3
1991 33.3 18.4
1992 33.7 18.4
1993 34 18.5
1994 34.3 18.5
1995 34.7 18.6
1996 35.1 18.7
1997 35.5 18.8
1998 35.8 18.9
1999 36.1 18.9
2000 36.4 19
2001 36.7 19.1
2002 37 19.2
2003 37.4 19.3
2004 37.7 19.4
2005 38.1 19.6
2006 38.4 19.7
2007 38.7 19.9
2008 39 20
2009 39.3 20.3
2010 39.6 20.5
2011 39.9 20.7
2012 40.2 20.9
2013 40.4 21.1
2014 40.6 21.3
2015 40.6 21.4
2016 40.6 21.5
2017 40.5 21.6
2018 40.2 21.7
2019 39.9 21.8
2020 39.9 21.8
2021 40.2 21.8
2022 40.8 21.8
2023 41.4 21.9
2024 41.8 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Malta Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Malta Namibia
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
87.6%
2023
English speaking
88.3%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Malta Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Namibia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
n/a

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