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Malta vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 187th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Palau
Population
583596
17663
Population rank 167/197 194/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 120/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 28/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 30/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Malta and Palau: Comparison Charts

Malta and Palau economies compared

GDP
Malta

Palau
Year GDP
Malta Palau
1970 $250,728,796 $11,563,041
1971 $264,578,485 $12,706,874
1972 $295,106,628 $13,956,474
1973 $345,616,106 $15,331,889
1974 $376,081,124 $16,848,759
1975 $474,618,321 $18,521,112
1976 $527,936,989 $20,364,420
1977 $625,563,171 $22,308,104
1978 $793,673,402 $24,530,015
1979 $1,001,288,847 $27,004,251
1980 $1,250,198,601 $29,728,054
1981 $1,243,509,394 $32,726,594
1982 $1,234,474,404 $36,027,583
1983 $1,165,729,707 $39,661,530
1984 $1,101,807,023 $44,814,259
1985 $1,117,797,439 $51,030,637
1986 $1,435,038,441 $58,109,314
1987 $1,751,293,461 $66,169,905
1988 $2,019,503,068 $75,348,615
1989 $2,118,655,677 $85,800,543
1990 $2,547,328,748 $97,702,303
1991 $2,750,216,747 $106,555,300
1992 $3,021,942,759 $104,771,300
1993 $2,709,193,538 $96,455,700
1994 $2,998,505,428 $106,138,500
1995 $3,709,360,097 $121,018,500
1996 $3,822,489,746 $137,494,600
1997 $3,787,070,704 $143,860,800
1998 $4,010,092,091 $149,079,600
1999 $4,111,891,845 $144,206,500
2000 $4,036,809,865 $149,535,800
2001 $4,070,867,153 $159,453,500
2002 $4,455,127,398 $162,665,500
2003 $5,418,315,225 $154,559,900
2004 $6,104,141,501 $166,391,600
2005 $6,393,234,965 $191,048,400
2006 $6,749,838,862 $193,679,700
2007 $7,908,412,374 $200,903,600
2008 $9,135,419,490 $201,167,300
2009 $8,734,745,632 $189,998,000
2010 $9,097,044,182 $188,174,300
2011 $9,789,361,705 $198,873,900
2012 $9,609,532,106 $215,762,400
2013 $10,796,782,634 $225,345,700
2014 $11,888,032,862 $243,156,500
2015 $11,340,795,033 $278,824,800
2016 $12,025,782,885 $298,323,500
2017 $14,161,366,733 $285,600,000
2018 $16,153,779,511 $288,546,300
2019 $16,337,793,531 $281,941,600
2020 $16,409,900,599 $258,990,800
2021 $19,723,563,355 $235,752,900
2022 $19,239,187,084 $255,591,100
2023 $22,210,718,401 $281,849,100
2024 $24,322,006,608 -

Malta and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Malta Palau
1970 $828 $1,017
1971 $874 $1,081
1972 $976 $1,145
1973 $1,144 $1,221
1974 $1,245 $1,328
1975 $1,560 $1,464
1976 $1,727 $1,616
1977 $2,038 $1,781
1978 $2,559 $1,972
1979 $3,196 $2,189
1980 $3,948 $2,423
1981 $3,898 $2,639
1982 $3,788 $2,838
1983 $3,527 $3,049
1984 $3,333 $3,360
1985 $3,322 $3,728
1986 $4,195 $4,144
1987 $5,084 $4,616
1988 $5,814 $5,145
1989 $6,041 $5,741
1990 $7,192 $6,403
1991 $7,559 $6,824
1992 $8,220 $6,553
1993 $7,296 $5,892
1994 $8,000 $6,329
1995 $9,828 $7,038
1996 $10,062 $7,788
1997 $9,893 $7,945
1998 $10,408 $8,048
1999 $10,609 $7,630
2000 $10,348 $7,797
2001 $10,358 $8,240
2002 $11,251 $8,341
2003 $13,594 $7,862
2004 $15,212 $8,395
2005 $15,831 $9,640
2006 $16,654 $9,885
2007 $19,444 $10,408
2008 $22,315 $10,583
2009 $21,176 $10,155
2010 $21,947 $10,229
2011 $23,517 $11,001
2012 $22,878 $12,145
2013 $25,416 $12,769
2014 $27,425 $13,726
2015 $25,530 $15,691
2016 $26,459 $16,763
2017 $30,317 $16,034
2018 $33,382 $16,198
2019 $32,422 $15,841
2020 $31,834 $14,557
2021 $38,065 $13,257
2022 $36,224 $14,392
2023 $40,182 $15,899
2024 $42,347 -

Malta vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Palau
1950 63.5 52.7
1951 63.9 52.9
1952 64.1 53.1
1953 64.3 53.3
1954 65.1 53.5
1955 66.3 53.7
1956 66.8 53.9
1957 67.5 54.1
1958 67.8 54.4
1959 68.4 54.6
1960 68.4 54.9
1961 68.4 55.1
1962 69.2 55.4
1963 69.2 55.6
1964 69.3 55.8
1965 69.5 55.9
1966 69.7 56.2
1967 69.8 56.5
1968 69.9 56.9
1969 70.1 57.3
1970 70.4 57.7
1971 70.1 58.1
1972 70.7 58.6
1973 71.3 59
1974 71.9 59.5
1975 72.1 60
1976 72.2 60.5
1977 72.3 60.9
1978 72.3 61.3
1979 72.5 61.6
1980 72.3 61.9
1981 72.4 62.1
1982 72.8 62.3
1983 73.1 62.5
1984 73.3 62.6
1985 73.9 62.7
1986 74.5 62.8
1987 75.3 62.8
1988 75.9 62.8
1989 76.2 62.8
1990 76.2 62.8
1991 76.5 62.8
1992 76.7 62.9
1993 76.8 63
1994 76.9 63.1
1995 77 63.3
1996 76.3 63.5
1997 77.3 63.7
1998 77.8 64
1999 77.8 64.2
2000 77.9 64.5
2001 78.9 64.8
2002 78.5 65.1
2003 78.7 65.4
2004 79.2 65.8
2005 79.5 66.2
2006 79.6 66.6
2007 79.7 67.1
2008 79.7 67.6
2009 80.4 68
2010 81.4 68.3
2011 80.8 68.6
2012 81.1 68.9
2013 81.8 69
2014 82.3 69.1
2015 82.6 69.1
2016 82.7 69
2017 83.1 69
2018 82.9 69
2019 82.8 69
2020 82.3 68.7
2021 82.3 68.6
2022 82.2 68.9
2023 83.3 69.3
2024 83.5 69.4
2025 83.6 69.5

Malta and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Palau
Year Population
Malta Palau
1960 326,550 9,328
1961 325,250 9,555
1962 323,900 9,793
1963 322,550 10,037
1964 321,250 10,292
1965 318,800 10,547
1966 315,200 10,805
1967 311,550 10,988
1968 307,900 11,080
1969 304,300 11,159
1970 302,650 11,368
1971 302,700 11,759
1972 302,450 12,194
1973 302,200 12,552
1974 301,996 12,687
1975 304,222 12,655
1976 305,774 12,598
1977 306,970 12,525
1978 310,182 12,440
1979 313,342 12,337
1980 316,645 12,271
1981 318,982 12,402
1982 325,898 12,694
1983 330,524 13,006
1984 330,593 13,337
1985 336,452 13,688
1986 342,121 14,024
1987 344,485 14,334
1988 347,325 14,645
1989 350,722 14,945
1990 354,170 15,259
1991 363,845 15,614
1992 367,618 15,989
1993 371,308 16,372
1994 374,797 16,770
1995 377,419 17,195
1996 379,905 17,654
1997 382,791 18,108
1998 385,287 18,524
1999 387,578 18,901
2000 390,087 19,178
2001 393,028 19,352
2002 395,969 19,503
2003 398,582 19,659
2004 401,268 19,820
2005 403,834 19,819
2006 405,308 19,593
2007 406,724 19,302
2008 409,379 19,009
2009 412,477 18,709
2010 414,508 18,396
2011 416,268 18,078
2012 420,028 17,765
2013 424,810 17,648
2014 433,481 17,715
2015 444,220 17,770
2016 454,505 17,797
2017 467,106 17,812
2018 483,903 17,814
2019 503,912 17,798
2020 515,490 17,792
2021 518,150 17,783
2022 531,113 17,759
2023 552,747 17,727
2024 574,346 17,695

Fertility rates in Malta and Palau

Fertility rate
Malta

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Malta Palau
1960 3.62 7.19
1961 3.27 7.17
1962 3.24 7.15
1963 2.9 7.12
1964 2.79 7.08
1965 2.52 7.01
1966 2.33 6.93
1967 2.24 6.84
1968 2.12 6.71
1969 2.02 6.58
1970 2.03 6.39
1971 2.06 6.16
1972 2.01 5.9
1973 1.65 5.59
1974 1.64 5.26
1975 2.27 4.9
1976 2.21 4.53
1977 2.14 4.09
1978 2.05 3.74
1979 2.1 3.49
1980 1.99 3.35
1981 1.87 3.28
1982 1.9 3.22
1983 1.92 3.14
1984 1.95 3.08
1985 1.95 3.01
1986 1.93 2.98
1987 1.97 2.93
1988 2.06 2.91
1989 2.1 2.92
1990 2.02 2.88
1991 1.99 2.74
1992 2.07 2.71
1993 1.96 2.73
1994 1.84 2.66
1995 1.77 2.55
1996 1.99 2.39
1997 1.93 2.19
1998 1.84 2.01
1999 1.73 1.91
2000 1.68 1.82
2001 1.48 1.87
2002 1.45 1.92
2003 1.48 1.96
2004 1.4 1.99
2005 1.38 2.02
2006 1.36 2
2007 1.35 1.97
2008 1.43 1.95
2009 1.42 1.94
2010 1.36 1.94
2011 1.45 1.97
2012 1.42 2.01
2013 1.36 2.05
2014 1.38 2.03
2015 1.37 2
2016 1.37 2.06
2017 1.26 2.02
2018 1.23 1.97
2019 1.14 1.98
2020 1.13 1.97
2021 1.13 1.95
2022 1.08 1.93
2023 1.06 1.91

Malta and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Palau
Year Median age, years
Malta Palau
1960 23.6 16.7
1961 23.8 16.1
1962 24 15.5
1963 24.2 15.1
1964 24.4 15
1965 24.5 14.9
1966 24.6 14.9
1967 24.8 15.2
1968 25 15.7
1969 25.5 16.1
1970 25.9 16.5
1971 26.3 16.6
1972 26.8 16.6
1973 27.2 16.8
1974 27.6 17.1
1975 28 17.4
1976 28.4 17.8
1977 28.7 18.1
1978 29.2 18.3
1979 29.6 18.6
1980 30 18.9
1981 30.3 19.3
1982 30.6 19.9
1983 30.9 20.5
1984 31.2 21.1
1985 31.4 21.6
1986 31.7 22.2
1987 32 23.1
1988 32.4 24
1989 32.7 24.9
1990 33 25.6
1991 33.3 26
1992 33.7 26.4
1993 34 26.9
1994 34.3 27.4
1995 34.7 27.8
1996 35.1 28.3
1997 35.5 28.8
1998 35.8 29.4
1999 36.1 30.2
2000 36.4 30.8
2001 36.7 31.2
2002 37 31.5
2003 37.4 31.8
2004 37.7 32
2005 38.1 32.3
2006 38.4 32.7
2007 38.7 33.1
2008 39 33.5
2009 39.3 33.9
2010 39.6 34.2
2011 39.9 34.6
2012 40.2 35
2013 40.4 35.3
2014 40.6 35.6
2015 40.6 36
2016 40.6 36.3
2017 40.5 36.7
2018 40.2 37
2019 39.9 37.4
2020 39.9 37.8
2021 40.2 38.1
2022 40.8 38.5
2023 41.4 38.8
2024 41.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Palau
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
72
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
172
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
88.3%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Malta Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malta Palau
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
n/a

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