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Malta vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 187th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Malta North Macedonia
Population
583596
1783115
Population rank 167/197 150/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Malta and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Malta and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Malta

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Malta North Macedonia
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 -
1981 $1,243,509,394 -
1982 $1,234,474,404 -
1983 $1,165,729,707 -
1984 $1,101,807,023 -
1985 $1,117,797,439 -
1986 $1,435,038,441 -
1987 $1,751,293,461 -
1988 $2,019,503,068 -
1989 $2,118,655,677 -
1990 $2,547,328,748 $4,699,646,643
1991 $2,750,216,747 $4,938,775,510
1992 $3,021,942,759 $2,436,849,342
1993 $2,709,193,538 $2,682,456,897
1994 $2,998,505,428 $3,559,608,640
1995 $3,709,360,097 $4,707,041,315
1996 $3,822,489,746 $4,642,021,256
1997 $3,787,070,704 $3,912,986,091
1998 $4,010,092,091 $3,765,745,023
1999 $4,111,891,845 $3,863,619,285
2000 $4,036,809,865 $3,772,859,034
2001 $4,070,867,153 $3,709,636,031
2002 $4,455,127,398 $4,018,365,747
2003 $5,418,315,225 $4,946,296,599
2004 $6,104,141,501 $5,682,784,472
2005 $6,393,234,965 $6,258,602,873
2006 $6,749,838,862 $6,861,226,972
2007 $7,908,412,374 $8,336,474,974
2008 $9,135,419,490 $9,909,552,435
2009 $8,734,745,632 $9,401,736,825
2010 $9,097,044,182 $9,407,170,321
2011 $9,789,361,705 $10,494,626,768
2012 $9,609,532,106 $9,745,261,301
2013 $10,796,782,634 $10,817,702,346
2014 $11,888,032,862 $11,362,265,253
2015 $11,340,795,033 $10,064,519,963
2016 $12,025,782,885 $10,672,467,073
2017 $14,161,366,733 $11,307,067,070
2018 $16,153,779,511 $12,683,068,114
2019 $16,337,793,531 $12,606,338,449
2020 $16,409,900,599 $12,361,036,914
2021 $19,723,563,355 $14,000,283,827
2022 $19,239,187,084 $13,932,436,550
2023 $22,210,718,401 $15,763,604,288
2024 $24,322,006,608 $16,685,236,492

Malta and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Malta North Macedonia
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 -
1981 $3,898 -
1982 $3,788 -
1983 $3,527 -
1984 $3,333 -
1985 $3,322 -
1986 $4,195 -
1987 $5,084 -
1988 $5,814 -
1989 $6,041 -
1990 $7,192 $2,277
1991 $7,559 $2,402
1992 $8,220 $1,199
1993 $7,296 $1,337
1994 $8,000 $1,786
1995 $9,828 $2,355
1996 $10,062 $2,307
1997 $9,893 $1,960
1998 $10,408 $1,876
1999 $10,609 $1,915
2000 $10,348 $1,862
2001 $10,358 $1,823
2002 $11,251 $1,989
2003 $13,594 $2,445
2004 $15,212 $2,819
2005 $15,831 $3,121
2006 $16,654 $3,440
2007 $19,444 $4,204
2008 $22,315 $5,026
2009 $21,176 $4,800
2010 $21,947 $4,833
2011 $23,517 $5,417
2012 $22,878 $5,050
2013 $25,416 $5,626
2014 $27,425 $5,925
2015 $25,530 $5,263
2016 $26,459 $5,598
2017 $30,317 $5,955
2018 $33,382 $6,714
2019 $32,422 $6,719
2020 $31,834 $6,660
2021 $38,065 $7,621
2022 $36,224 $7,606
2023 $40,182 $8,624
2024 $42,347 $9,310

Malta vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta North Macedonia
1950 63.5 50.6
1951 63.9 48.5
1952 64.1 52.5
1953 64.3 53.2
1954 65.1 55.7
1955 66.3 55.4
1956 66.8 58.5
1957 67.5 55.7
1958 67.8 60.3
1959 68.4 59.5
1960 68.4 60.5
1961 68.4 61.8
1962 69.2 59.3
1963 69.2 61.4
1964 69.3 61.5
1965 69.5 62.6
1966 69.7 63.5
1967 69.8 63.8
1968 69.9 64.6
1969 70.1 64
1970 70.4 65
1971 70.1 65.2
1972 70.7 65.6
1973 71.3 67.1
1974 71.9 67.1
1975 72.1 67.3
1976 72.2 67.9
1977 72.3 68.2
1978 72.3 69.1
1979 72.5 69.2
1980 72.3 69.1
1981 72.4 69.4
1982 72.8 69.8
1983 73.1 69.7
1984 73.3 70.2
1985 73.9 70.2
1986 74.5 70.3
1987 75.3 70.4
1988 75.9 70.5
1989 76.2 71.1
1990 76.2 71.3
1991 76.5 71.8
1992 76.7 71.3
1993 76.8 71.7
1994 76.9 71.5
1995 77 72
1996 76.3 71.9
1997 77.3 71.9
1998 77.8 71.8
1999 77.8 72.3
2000 77.9 72.6
2001 78.9 73
2002 78.5 72.7
2003 78.7 73
2004 79.2 73.4
2005 79.5 73.6
2006 79.6 73.8
2007 79.7 73.7
2008 79.7 74.4
2009 80.4 74.5
2010 81.4 75
2011 80.8 75.1
2012 81.1 75
2013 81.8 75.6
2014 82.3 75.6
2015 82.6 75.6
2016 82.7 75.6
2017 83.1 76.2
2018 82.9 76.9
2019 82.8 76.8
2020 82.3 74.5
2021 82.3 73.3
2022 82.2 76.6
2023 83.3 77.4
2024 83.5 77.5
2025 83.6 77.7

Malta and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

North Macedonia
Year Population
Malta North Macedonia
1960 326,550 1,435,059
1961 325,250 1,455,171
1962 323,900 1,471,745
1963 322,550 1,488,737
1964 321,250 1,510,900
1965 318,800 1,533,466
1966 315,200 1,557,349
1967 311,550 1,582,492
1968 307,900 1,608,930
1969 304,300 1,636,345
1970 302,650 1,664,208
1971 302,700 1,691,216
1972 302,450 1,717,395
1973 302,200 1,743,816
1974 301,996 1,770,545
1975 304,222 1,797,972
1976 305,774 1,825,830
1977 306,970 1,853,138
1978 310,182 1,879,847
1979 313,342 1,906,523
1980 316,645 1,933,038
1981 318,982 1,959,065
1982 325,898 1,978,956
1983 330,524 1,991,901
1984 330,593 2,003,399
1985 336,452 2,014,331
1986 342,121 2,024,732
1987 344,485 2,035,157
1988 347,325 2,045,737
1989 350,722 2,055,649
1990 354,170 2,063,689
1991 363,845 2,055,994
1992 367,618 2,032,523
1993 371,308 2,006,854
1994 374,797 1,992,666
1995 377,419 1,998,534
1996 379,905 2,012,553
1997 382,791 1,996,869
1998 385,287 2,007,523
1999 387,578 2,017,142
2000 390,087 2,026,350
2001 393,028 2,034,882
2002 395,969 2,020,157
2003 398,582 2,022,725
2004 401,268 2,016,186
2005 403,834 2,005,330
2006 405,308 1,994,287
2007 406,724 1,982,933
2008 409,379 1,971,493
2009 412,477 1,958,782
2010 414,508 1,946,298
2011 416,268 1,937,398
2012 420,028 1,929,821
2013 424,810 1,922,716
2014 433,481 1,917,557
2015 444,220 1,912,430
2016 454,505 1,906,313
2017 467,106 1,898,657
2018 483,903 1,889,051
2019 503,912 1,876,262
2020 515,490 1,856,124
2021 518,150 1,837,114
2022 531,113 1,831,712
2023 552,747 1,827,816
2024 574,346 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Malta and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Malta

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Malta North Macedonia
1960 3.62 3.83
1961 3.27 3.62
1962 3.24 3.5
1963 2.9 3.62
1964 2.79 3.56
1965 2.52 3.52
1966 2.33 3.43
1967 2.24 3.33
1968 2.12 3.22
1969 2.02 3.1
1970 2.03 3.01
1971 2.06 2.93
1972 2.01 2.87
1973 1.65 2.72
1974 1.64 2.7
1975 2.27 2.69
1976 2.21 2.62
1977 2.14 2.49
1978 2.05 2.42
1979 2.1 2.4
1980 1.99 2.36
1981 1.87 2.29
1982 1.9 2.29
1983 1.92 2.25
1984 1.95 2.24
1985 1.95 2.25
1986 1.93 2.25
1987 1.97 2.32
1988 2.06 2.32
1989 2.1 2.25
1990 2.02 2.27
1991 1.99 2.31
1992 2.07 2.28
1993 1.96 2.26
1994 1.84 2.23
1995 1.77 2.13
1996 1.99 2.06
1997 1.93 1.92
1998 1.84 1.89
1999 1.73 1.77
2000 1.68 1.86
2001 1.48 1.73
2002 1.45 1.79
2003 1.48 1.75
2004 1.4 1.52
2005 1.38 1.5
2006 1.36 1.46
2007 1.35 1.46
2008 1.43 1.47
2009 1.42 1.5
2010 1.36 1.6
2011 1.45 1.46
2012 1.42 1.5
2013 1.36 1.5
2014 1.38 1.5
2015 1.37 1.49
2016 1.37 1.5
2017 1.26 1.43
2018 1.23 1.42
2019 1.14 1.34
2020 1.13 1.31
2021 1.13 1.6
2022 1.08 1.6
2023 1.06 1.5

Malta and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Malta

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Malta North Macedonia
1960 23.6 21.8
1961 23.8 21.8
1962 24 21.9
1963 24.2 21.9
1964 24.4 21.9
1965 24.5 21.9
1966 24.6 22
1967 24.8 22.2
1968 25 22.4
1969 25.5 22.6
1970 25.9 22.8
1971 26.3 23.1
1972 26.8 23.3
1973 27.2 23.6
1974 27.6 23.9
1975 28 24.2
1976 28.4 24.5
1977 28.7 24.8
1978 29.2 25.2
1979 29.6 25.5
1980 30 25.9
1981 30.3 26.2
1982 30.6 26.5
1983 30.9 26.8
1984 31.2 27.2
1985 31.4 27.5
1986 31.7 27.8
1987 32 28
1988 32.4 28.3
1989 32.7 28.6
1990 33 28.9
1991 33.3 29.2
1992 33.7 29.6
1993 34 29.9
1994 34.3 30.3
1995 34.7 30.5
1996 35.1 30.8
1997 35.5 31
1998 35.8 31.2
1999 36.1 31.5
2000 36.4 31.9
2001 36.7 32.2
2002 37 32.6
2003 37.4 32.8
2004 37.7 33.2
2005 38.1 33.5
2006 38.4 33.9
2007 38.7 34.3
2008 39 34.7
2009 39.3 35.1
2010 39.6 35.5
2011 39.9 36
2012 40.2 36.4
2013 40.4 36.9
2014 40.6 37.3
2015 40.6 37.8
2016 40.6 38.3
2017 40.5 38.8
2018 40.2 39.4
2019 39.9 39.9
2020 39.9 40.3
2021 40.2 40.7
2022 40.8 40.9
2023 41.4 41.3
2024 41.8 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
1.9%
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
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Malta North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta North Macedonia
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
88.3%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Malta North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Malta North Macedonia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
8,812 mi
2017

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