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Malta vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 187th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Papua New Guinea
Population
583596
10911445
Population rank 167/197 90/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Malta and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Malta and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Malta Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 $250,728,796 $645,568,215
1971 $264,578,485 $717,750,278
1972 $295,106,628 $858,761,926
1973 $345,616,106 $1,299,079,410
1974 $376,081,124 $1,467,417,672
1975 $474,618,321 $1,356,603,608
1976 $527,936,989 $1,511,843,235
1977 $625,563,171 $1,640,746,619
1978 $793,673,402 $1,947,878,831
1979 $1,001,288,847 $2,293,760,511
1980 $1,250,198,601 $2,545,808,456
1981 $1,243,509,394 $2,498,190,847
1982 $1,234,474,404 $2,368,719,683
1983 $1,165,729,707 $2,562,351,551
1984 $1,101,807,023 $2,552,662,617
1985 $1,117,797,439 $2,423,339,172
1986 $1,435,038,441 $2,647,995,602
1987 $1,751,293,461 $3,143,851,794
1988 $2,019,503,068 $3,656,177,881
1989 $2,118,655,677 $3,546,472,566
1990 $2,547,328,748 $3,219,729,083
1991 $2,750,216,747 $3,787,394,958
1992 $3,021,942,759 $4,377,980,510
1993 $2,709,193,538 $4,974,550,286
1994 $2,998,505,428 $5,502,786,070
1995 $3,709,360,097 $4,636,057,476
1996 $3,822,489,746 $5,155,311,077
1997 $3,787,070,704 $4,936,615,299
1998 $4,010,092,091 $3,789,443,015
1999 $4,111,891,845 $3,477,038,204
2000 $4,036,809,865 $3,521,339,699
2001 $4,070,867,153 $3,081,024,212
2002 $4,455,127,398 $2,999,511,040
2003 $5,418,315,225 $3,536,411,824
2004 $6,104,141,501 $3,927,157,867
2005 $6,393,234,965 $4,865,892,972
2006 $6,749,838,862 $8,354,911,041
2007 $7,908,412,374 $9,545,028,944
2008 $9,135,419,490 $11,670,892,801
2009 $8,734,745,632 $11,619,456,449
2010 $9,097,044,182 $14,250,786,675
2011 $9,789,361,705 $17,985,138,066
2012 $9,609,532,106 $21,295,168,666
2013 $10,796,782,634 $21,261,338,065
2014 $11,888,032,862 $23,210,823,987
2015 $11,340,795,033 $21,723,437,010
2016 $12,025,782,885 $20,758,876,953
2017 $14,161,366,733 $22,742,699,138
2018 $16,153,779,511 $24,109,780,708
2019 $16,337,793,531 $24,750,626,030
2020 $16,409,900,599 $23,848,447,850
2021 $19,723,563,355 $26,109,413,521
2022 $19,239,187,084 $31,653,185,953
2023 $22,210,718,401 $30,816,367,067
2024 $24,322,006,608 $32,538,480,024

Malta and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Malta Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 $828 $257.6
1971 $874 $279.7
1972 $976 $327
1973 $1,144 $483
1974 $1,245 $533
1975 $1,560 $482
1976 $1,727 $525
1977 $2,038 $558
1978 $2,559 $648
1979 $3,196 $748
1980 $3,948 $813
1981 $3,898 $781
1982 $3,788 $726
1983 $3,527 $769
1984 $3,333 $750
1985 $3,322 $697
1986 $4,195 $745
1987 $5,084 $865
1988 $5,814 $985
1989 $6,041 $934
1990 $7,192 $826
1991 $7,559 $942
1992 $8,220 $1,051
1993 $7,296 $1,151
1994 $8,000 $1,228
1995 $9,828 $998
1996 $10,062 $1,071
1997 $9,893 $990
1998 $10,408 $733
1999 $10,609 $650
2000 $10,348 $636
2001 $10,358 $538
2002 $11,251 $506
2003 $13,594 $577
2004 $15,212 $621
2005 $15,831 $744
2006 $16,654 $1,238
2007 $19,444 $1,371
2008 $22,315 $1,625
2009 $21,176 $1,569
2010 $21,947 $1,867
2011 $23,517 $2,288
2012 $22,878 $2,635
2013 $25,416 $2,561
2014 $27,425 $2,723
2015 $25,530 $2,485
2016 $26,459 $2,316
2017 $30,317 $2,478
2018 $33,382 $2,566
2019 $32,422 $2,576
2020 $31,834 $2,430
2021 $38,065 $2,608
2022 $36,224 $3,102
2023 $40,182 $2,966
2024 $42,347 $3,076

Malta vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Papua New Guinea
1950 63.5 39.4
1951 63.9 35.5
1952 64.1 40.7
1953 64.3 41.3
1954 65.1 42
1955 66.3 42.6
1956 66.8 43.3
1957 67.5 43.9
1958 67.8 44.6
1959 68.4 45.1
1960 68.4 45.8
1961 68.4 46.4
1962 69.2 46.7
1963 69.2 47.7
1964 69.3 48.3
1965 69.5 48.9
1966 69.7 49.6
1967 69.8 50.2
1968 69.9 50.9
1969 70.1 51.5
1970 70.4 52.1
1971 70.1 52.6
1972 70.7 53.3
1973 71.3 53.9
1974 71.9 54.4
1975 72.1 55
1976 72.2 55.5
1977 72.3 56
1978 72.3 56.5
1979 72.5 57
1980 72.3 57.4
1981 72.4 57.8
1982 72.8 58.1
1983 73.1 58.3
1984 73.3 58.6
1985 73.9 58.8
1986 74.5 59
1987 75.3 59.2
1988 75.9 59.4
1989 76.2 59.6
1990 76.2 59.8
1991 76.5 59.9
1992 76.7 60.3
1993 76.8 60.5
1994 76.9 60.7
1995 77 60.9
1996 76.3 61.1
1997 77.3 61.3
1998 77.8 60.4
1999 77.8 61.5
2000 77.9 61.6
2001 78.9 61.6
2002 78.5 61.6
2003 78.7 61.7
2004 79.2 61.8
2005 79.5 61.9
2006 79.6 62
2007 79.7 62.2
2008 79.7 62.5
2009 80.4 62.8
2010 81.4 63.1
2011 80.8 63.4
2012 81.1 63.6
2013 81.8 63.9
2014 82.3 64.2
2015 82.6 64.5
2016 82.7 64.7
2017 83.1 64.9
2018 82.9 65.1
2019 82.8 65.3
2020 82.3 65.1
2021 82.3 64.4
2022 82.2 65.3
2023 83.3 66.1
2024 83.5 66.3
2025 83.6 66.4

Malta and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Malta Papua New Guinea
1960 326,550 1,995,110
1961 325,250 2,046,127
1962 323,900 2,093,919
1963 322,550 2,141,376
1964 321,250 2,188,325
1965 318,800 2,235,820
1966 315,200 2,285,774
1967 311,550 2,337,532
1968 307,900 2,390,803
1969 304,300 2,446,927
1970 302,650 2,505,628
1971 302,700 2,566,421
1972 302,450 2,628,432
1973 302,200 2,690,629
1974 301,996 2,752,671
1975 304,222 2,814,820
1976 305,774 2,877,327
1977 306,970 2,940,327
1978 310,182 3,003,714
1979 313,342 3,067,341
1980 316,645 3,131,512
1981 318,982 3,197,019
1982 325,898 3,264,291
1983 330,524 3,333,633
1984 330,593 3,405,198
1985 336,452 3,478,936
1986 342,121 3,554,793
1987 344,485 3,632,543
1988 347,325 3,711,880
1989 350,722 3,796,078
1990 354,170 3,896,481
1991 363,845 4,021,837
1992 367,618 4,166,699
1993 371,308 4,320,872
1994 374,797 4,480,208
1995 377,419 4,644,278
1996 379,905 4,813,361
1997 382,791 4,987,883
1998 385,287 5,166,390
1999 387,578 5,349,333
2000 390,087 5,537,064
2001 393,028 5,728,435
2002 395,969 5,924,003
2003 398,582 6,123,997
2004 401,268 6,328,041
2005 403,834 6,535,905
2006 405,308 6,747,720
2007 406,724 6,963,345
2008 409,379 7,183,002
2009 412,477 7,406,438
2010 414,508 7,633,523
2011 416,268 7,859,346
2012 420,028 8,081,390
2013 424,810 8,302,698
2014 433,481 8,523,441
2015 444,220 8,743,246
2016 454,505 8,961,718
2017 467,106 9,178,714
2018 483,903 9,394,513
2019 503,912 9,609,010
2020 515,490 9,815,746
2021 518,150 10,012,896
2022 531,113 10,203,169
2023 552,747 10,389,635
2024 574,346 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Malta and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Malta Papua New Guinea
1960 3.62 6.02
1961 3.27 6.07
1962 3.24 6.14
1963 2.9 6.15
1964 2.79 6.19
1965 2.52 6.2
1966 2.33 6.23
1967 2.24 6.24
1968 2.12 6.25
1969 2.02 6.26
1970 2.03 6.25
1971 2.06 6.23
1972 2.01 6.2
1973 1.65 6.16
1974 1.64 6.11
1975 2.27 6.07
1976 2.21 6.02
1977 2.14 5.96
1978 2.05 5.88
1979 2.1 5.79
1980 1.99 5.71
1981 1.87 5.65
1982 1.9 5.59
1983 1.92 5.56
1984 1.95 5.51
1985 1.95 5.47
1986 1.93 5.42
1987 1.97 5.36
1988 2.06 5.3
1989 2.1 5.24
1990 2.02 5.18
1991 1.99 5.11
1992 2.07 5.03
1993 1.96 4.96
1994 1.84 4.87
1995 1.77 4.78
1996 1.99 4.73
1997 1.93 4.68
1998 1.84 4.63
1999 1.73 4.59
2000 1.68 4.53
2001 1.48 4.47
2002 1.45 4.42
2003 1.48 4.36
2004 1.4 4.28
2005 1.38 4.22
2006 1.36 4.15
2007 1.35 4.08
2008 1.43 4.01
2009 1.42 3.94
2010 1.36 3.88
2011 1.45 3.82
2012 1.42 3.75
2013 1.36 3.68
2014 1.38 3.63
2015 1.37 3.56
2016 1.37 3.5
2017 1.26 3.43
2018 1.23 3.38
2019 1.14 3.32
2020 1.13 3.27
2021 1.13 3.22
2022 1.08 3.17
2023 1.06 3.1

Malta and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Malta Papua New Guinea
1960 23.6 18.5
1961 23.8 18.4
1962 24 18.3
1963 24.2 18.1
1964 24.4 18
1965 24.5 17.9
1966 24.6 17.8
1967 24.8 17.6
1968 25 17.5
1969 25.5 17.4
1970 25.9 17.3
1971 26.3 17.2
1972 26.8 17.1
1973 27.2 17.2
1974 27.6 17.2
1975 28 17.3
1976 28.4 17.4
1977 28.7 17.5
1978 29.2 17.7
1979 29.6 17.8
1980 30 18
1981 30.3 18.1
1982 30.6 18.2
1983 30.9 18.3
1984 31.2 18.3
1985 31.4 18.4
1986 31.7 18.5
1987 32 18.5
1988 32.4 18.6
1989 32.7 18.6
1990 33 18.7
1991 33.3 18.8
1992 33.7 18.9
1993 34 19
1994 34.3 19.1
1995 34.7 19.2
1996 35.1 19.4
1997 35.5 19.5
1998 35.8 19.6
1999 36.1 19.7
2000 36.4 19.8
2001 36.7 19.9
2002 37 19.9
2003 37.4 20
2004 37.7 20.2
2005 38.1 20.3
2006 38.4 20.4
2007 38.7 20.6
2008 39 20.7
2009 39.3 20.9
2010 39.6 21
2011 39.9 21.2
2012 40.2 21.3
2013 40.4 21.5
2014 40.6 21.7
2015 40.6 21.9
2016 40.6 22
2017 40.5 22.2
2018 40.2 22.4
2019 39.9 22.6
2020 39.9 22.8
2021 40.2 23
2022 40.8 23.2
2023 41.4 23.4
2024 41.8 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
54.6%
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
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Malta Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
87.1%
2022
English speaking
88.3%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Malta Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
5,809 mi
2011

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