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Malta vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 187th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Norway
Population
583596
5642662
Population rank 167/197 119/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Malta and Norway: Comparison Charts

Malta and Norway economies compared

GDP
Malta

Norway
Year GDP
Malta Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $250,728,796 $12,814,123,115
1971 $264,578,485 $14,583,114,840
1972 $295,106,628 $17,358,610,850
1973 $345,616,106 $22,534,253,703
1974 $376,081,124 $27,145,693,810
1975 $474,618,321 $32,877,805,200
1976 $527,936,989 $35,942,270,686
1977 $625,563,171 $41,508,030,431
1978 $793,673,402 $46,522,900,254
1979 $1,001,288,847 $53,132,244,624
1980 $1,250,198,601 $64,439,382,896
1981 $1,243,509,394 $63,596,654,761
1982 $1,234,474,404 $62,647,195,538
1983 $1,165,729,707 $61,627,240,831
1984 $1,101,807,023 $62,057,955,033
1985 $1,117,797,439 $65,416,879,914
1986 $1,435,038,441 $78,693,118,044
1987 $1,751,293,461 $94,229,907,236
1988 $2,019,503,068 $101,900,260,856
1989 $2,118,655,677 $102,633,934,391
1990 $2,547,328,748 $119,791,843,060
1991 $2,750,216,747 $121,872,464,483
1992 $3,021,942,759 $130,838,040,068
1993 $2,709,193,538 $120,579,213,713
1994 $2,998,505,428 $127,131,319,429
1995 $3,709,360,097 $152,029,612,325
1996 $3,822,489,746 $163,520,109,151
1997 $3,787,070,704 $161,356,631,888
1998 $4,010,092,091 $154,230,295,158
1999 $4,111,891,845 $162,383,706,021
2000 $4,036,809,865 $171,457,201,936
2001 $4,070,867,153 $174,239,354,071
2002 $4,455,127,398 $195,914,852,576
2003 $5,418,315,225 $229,385,469,337
2004 $6,104,141,501 $265,268,662,473
2005 $6,393,234,965 $309,978,579,744
2006 $6,749,838,862 $346,915,160,682
2007 $7,908,412,374 $402,643,260,488
2008 $9,135,419,490 $464,917,553,191
2009 $8,734,745,632 $387,976,400,617
2010 $9,097,044,182 $431,052,143,940
2011 $9,789,361,705 $501,360,549,669
2012 $9,609,532,106 $512,777,309,841
2013 $10,796,782,634 $526,014,468,085
2014 $11,888,032,862 $501,736,471,833
2015 $11,340,795,033 $388,159,512,246
2016 $12,025,782,885 $370,956,547,619
2017 $14,161,366,733 $401,745,275,035
2018 $16,153,779,511 $439,788,625,884
2019 $16,337,793,531 $408,742,840,909
2020 $16,409,900,599 $367,633,418,887
2021 $19,723,563,355 $503,367,986,030
2022 $19,239,187,084 $596,297,651,036
2023 $22,210,718,401 $482,949,731,777
2024 $24,322,006,608 $483,727,398,216

Malta and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Malta Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $828 $3,306
1971 $874 $3,736
1972 $976 $4,414
1973 $1,144 $5,690
1974 $1,245 $6,812
1975 $1,560 $8,204
1976 $1,727 $8,927
1977 $2,038 $10,266
1978 $2,559 $11,463
1979 $3,196 $13,047
1980 $3,948 $15,772
1981 $3,898 $15,513
1982 $3,788 $15,225
1983 $3,527 $14,928
1984 $3,333 $14,989
1985 $3,322 $15,754
1986 $4,195 $18,883
1987 $5,084 $22,506
1988 $5,814 $24,207
1989 $6,041 $24,281
1990 $7,192 $28,243
1991 $7,559 $28,597
1992 $8,220 $30,524
1993 $7,296 $27,964
1994 $8,000 $29,316
1995 $9,828 $34,876
1996 $10,062 $37,322
1997 $9,893 $36,629
1998 $10,408 $34,803
1999 $10,609 $36,393
2000 $10,348 $38,178
2001 $10,358 $38,602
2002 $11,251 $43,171
2003 $13,594 $50,250
2004 $15,212 $57,769
2005 $15,831 $67,047
2006 $16,654 $74,434
2007 $19,444 $85,502
2008 $22,315 $97,504
2009 $21,176 $80,348
2010 $21,947 $88,163
2011 $23,517 $101,222
2012 $22,878 $102,176
2013 $25,416 $103,554
2014 $27,425 $97,667
2015 $25,530 $74,810
2016 $26,459 $70,867
2017 $30,317 $76,132
2018 $33,382 $82,793
2019 $32,422 $76,431
2020 $31,834 $68,340
2021 $38,065 $93,073
2022 $36,224 $109,270
2023 $40,182 $87,497
2024 $42,347 $86,810

Malta vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Norway
1950 63.5 71.6
1951 63.9 72.5
1952 64.1 72.7
1953 64.3 73.1
1954 65.1 73.2
1955 66.3 73.4
1956 66.8 73.5
1957 67.5 73.4
1958 67.8 73.4
1959 68.4 73.6
1960 68.4 73.6
1961 68.4 73.6
1962 69.2 73.5
1963 69.2 73.1
1964 69.3 73.6
1965 69.5 73.7
1966 69.7 74
1967 69.8 74.1
1968 69.9 73.9
1969 70.1 73.7
1970 70.4 74.1
1971 70.1 74.2
1972 70.7 74.3
1973 71.3 74.4
1974 71.9 74.8
1975 72.1 74.8
1976 72.2 75
1977 72.3 75.4
1978 72.3 75.4
1979 72.5 75.4
1980 72.3 75.7
1981 72.4 75.9
1982 72.8 76
1983 73.1 76.1
1984 73.3 76.2
1985 73.9 75.9
1986 74.5 76.3
1987 75.3 76.1
1988 75.9 76.3
1989 76.2 76.5
1990 76.2 76.6
1991 76.5 77
1992 76.7 77.2
1993 76.8 77.2
1994 76.9 77.8
1995 77 77.8
1996 76.3 78.2
1997 77.3 78.2
1998 77.8 78.4
1999 77.8 78.4
2000 77.9 78.7
2001 78.9 78.9
2002 78.5 79
2003 78.7 79.5
2004 79.2 80
2005 79.5 80.2
2006 79.6 80.4
2007 79.7 80.5
2008 79.7 80.7
2009 80.4 80.9
2010 81.4 81
2011 80.8 81.2
2012 81.1 81.4
2013 81.8 81.7
2014 82.3 82.1
2015 82.6 82.3
2016 82.7 82.4
2017 83.1 82.6
2018 82.9 82.8
2019 82.8 83
2020 82.3 83.2
2021 82.3 83.2
2022 82.2 82.6
2023 83.3 83.3
2024 83.5 83.5
2025 83.6 83.6

Malta and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Norway
Year Population
Malta Norway
1960 326,550 3,581,239
1961 325,250 3,609,800
1962 323,900 3,638,918
1963 322,550 3,666,537
1964 321,250 3,694,339
1965 318,800 3,723,168
1966 315,200 3,753,012
1967 311,550 3,784,539
1968 307,900 3,816,486
1969 304,300 3,847,707
1970 302,650 3,875,763
1971 302,700 3,903,039
1972 302,450 3,933,004
1973 302,200 3,960,612
1974 301,996 3,985,258
1975 304,222 4,007,313
1976 305,774 4,026,152
1977 306,970 4,043,205
1978 310,182 4,058,671
1979 313,342 4,072,517
1980 316,645 4,085,620
1981 318,982 4,099,702
1982 325,898 4,114,787
1983 330,524 4,128,432
1984 330,593 4,140,099
1985 336,452 4,152,516
1986 342,121 4,167,354
1987 344,485 4,186,905
1988 347,325 4,209,488
1989 350,722 4,226,901
1990 354,170 4,241,473
1991 363,845 4,261,732
1992 367,618 4,286,401
1993 371,308 4,311,991
1994 374,797 4,336,613
1995 377,419 4,359,184
1996 379,905 4,381,336
1997 382,791 4,405,157
1998 385,287 4,431,464
1999 387,578 4,461,913
2000 390,087 4,490,967
2001 393,028 4,513,751
2002 395,969 4,538,159
2003 398,582 4,564,855
2004 401,268 4,591,910
2005 403,834 4,623,291
2006 405,308 4,660,677
2007 406,724 4,709,153
2008 409,379 4,768,212
2009 412,477 4,828,726
2010 414,508 4,889,252
2011 416,268 4,953,088
2012 420,028 5,018,573
2013 424,810 5,079,623
2014 433,481 5,137,232
2015 444,220 5,188,607
2016 454,505 5,234,519
2017 467,106 5,276,968
2018 483,903 5,311,916
2019 503,912 5,347,896
2020 515,490 5,379,475
2021 518,150 5,408,320
2022 531,113 5,457,127
2023 552,747 5,519,594
2024 574,346 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Malta and Norway

Fertility rate
Malta

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Malta Norway
1960 3.62 2.85
1961 3.27 2.94
1962 3.24 2.91
1963 2.9 2.93
1964 2.79 2.98
1965 2.52 2.94
1966 2.33 2.9
1967 2.24 2.81
1968 2.12 2.75
1969 2.02 2.7
1970 2.03 2.5
1971 2.06 2.49
1972 2.01 2.38
1973 1.65 2.23
1974 1.64 2.13
1975 2.27 1.98
1976 2.21 1.86
1977 2.14 1.75
1978 2.05 1.77
1979 2.1 1.75
1980 1.99 1.72
1981 1.87 1.7
1982 1.9 1.71
1983 1.92 1.66
1984 1.95 1.66
1985 1.95 1.68
1986 1.93 1.71
1987 1.97 1.74
1988 2.06 1.84
1989 2.1 1.89
1990 2.02 1.93
1991 1.99 1.92
1992 2.07 1.88
1993 1.96 1.86
1994 1.84 1.87
1995 1.77 1.87
1996 1.99 1.89
1997 1.93 1.86
1998 1.84 1.81
1999 1.73 1.85
2000 1.68 1.85
2001 1.48 1.78
2002 1.45 1.75
2003 1.48 1.8
2004 1.4 1.83
2005 1.38 1.84
2006 1.36 1.9
2007 1.35 1.9
2008 1.43 1.96
2009 1.42 1.98
2010 1.36 1.95
2011 1.45 1.88
2012 1.42 1.85
2013 1.36 1.78
2014 1.38 1.75
2015 1.37 1.72
2016 1.37 1.71
2017 1.26 1.62
2018 1.23 1.56
2019 1.14 1.53
2020 1.13 1.48
2021 1.13 1.55
2022 1.08 1.41
2023 1.06 1.4

Malta and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Norway
Year Median age, years
Malta Norway
1960 23.6 34.3
1961 23.8 34.4
1962 24 34.4
1963 24.2 34.3
1964 24.4 34.2
1965 24.5 34.1
1966 24.6 33.9
1967 24.8 33.7
1968 25 33.5
1969 25.5 33.2
1970 25.9 32.9
1971 26.3 32.7
1972 26.8 32.5
1973 27.2 32.4
1974 27.6 32.4
1975 28 32.5
1976 28.4 32.6
1977 28.7 32.7
1978 29.2 32.9
1979 29.6 33.1
1980 30 33.3
1981 30.3 33.6
1982 30.6 33.9
1983 30.9 34.1
1984 31.2 34.4
1985 31.4 34.6
1986 31.7 34.8
1987 32 34.9
1988 32.4 35.1
1989 32.7 35.2
1990 33 35.4
1991 33.3 35.5
1992 33.7 35.7
1993 34 35.8
1994 34.3 35.9
1995 34.7 36.1
1996 35.1 36.2
1997 35.5 36.4
1998 35.8 36.5
1999 36.1 36.7
2000 36.4 36.9
2001 36.7 37.1
2002 37 37.3
2003 37.4 37.5
2004 37.7 37.7
2005 38.1 37.9
2006 38.4 38.1
2007 38.7 38.3
2008 39 38.4
2009 39.3 38.5
2010 39.6 38.6
2011 39.9 38.7
2012 40.2 38.8
2013 40.4 38.9
2014 40.6 39
2015 40.6 39.2
2016 40.6 39.3
2017 40.5 39.4
2018 40.2 39.6
2019 39.9 39.8
2020 39.9 40
2021 40.2 40.3
2022 40.8 40.4
2023 41.4 40.5
2024 41.8 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Malta Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Norway
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
95%
2013
English speaking
88.3%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Malta Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Norway
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
n/a

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