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Malta vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 187th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Poland
Population
583596
36176920
Population rank 167/197 46/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
79 years
2025

Malta and Poland: Comparison Charts

Malta and Poland economies compared

GDP
Malta

Poland
Year GDP
Malta Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $2,750,216,747 $85,500,935,935
1992 $3,021,942,759 $94,337,050,693
1993 $2,709,193,538 $96,043,157,273
1994 $2,998,505,428 $110,803,635,288
1995 $3,709,360,097 $142,838,527,115
1996 $3,822,489,746 $160,813,026,223
1997 $3,787,070,704 $159,893,964,917
1998 $4,010,092,091 $175,282,269,667
1999 $4,111,891,845 $170,704,452,715
2000 $4,036,809,865 $172,953,527,033
2001 $4,070,867,153 $191,823,200,371
2002 $4,455,127,398 $199,694,463,256
2003 $5,418,315,225 $218,561,225,998
2004 $6,104,141,501 $256,268,656,145
2005 $6,393,234,965 $306,999,913,151
2006 $6,749,838,862 $345,897,630,736
2007 $7,908,412,374 $429,715,132,138
2008 $9,135,419,490 $535,612,030,672
2009 $8,734,745,632 $440,891,472,247
2010 $9,097,044,182 $478,111,630,684
2011 $9,789,361,705 $527,848,543,023
2012 $9,609,532,106 $498,148,649,703
2013 $10,796,782,634 $518,179,836,405
2014 $11,888,032,862 $542,134,167,179
2015 $11,340,795,033 $480,054,118,583
2016 $12,025,782,885 $473,259,623,976
2017 $14,161,366,733 $528,356,723,263
2018 $16,153,779,511 $594,616,632,477
2019 $16,337,793,531 $602,683,770,145
2020 $16,409,900,599 $605,914,186,118
2021 $19,723,563,355 $689,170,171,187
2022 $19,239,187,084 $695,607,522,885
2023 $22,210,718,401 $812,451,128,979
2024 $24,322,006,608 $914,696,430,325

Malta and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Malta Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $7,559 $2,236
1992 $8,220 $2,459
1993 $7,296 $2,497
1994 $8,000 $2,875
1995 $9,828 $3,701
1996 $10,062 $4,164
1997 $9,893 $4,137
1998 $10,408 $4,534
1999 $10,609 $4,416
2000 $10,348 $4,521
2001 $10,358 $5,015
2002 $11,251 $5,223
2003 $13,594 $5,721
2004 $15,212 $6,712
2005 $15,831 $8,044
2006 $16,654 $9,069
2007 $19,444 $11,273
2008 $22,315 $14,049
2009 $21,176 $11,556
2010 $21,947 $12,568
2011 $23,517 $13,868
2012 $22,878 $13,087
2013 $25,416 $13,622
2014 $27,425 $14,262
2015 $25,530 $12,638
2016 $26,459 $12,464
2017 $30,317 $13,913
2018 $33,382 $15,658
2019 $32,422 $15,875
2020 $31,834 $16,151
2021 $38,065 $18,636
2022 $36,224 $18,891
2023 $40,182 $22,145
2024 $42,347 $25,023

Malta vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Poland
1950 63.5 58.3
1951 63.9 58.9
1952 64.1 59.7
1953 64.3 61.3
1954 65.1 62.3
1955 66.3 63.1
1956 66.8 63.4
1957 67.5 64.4
1958 67.8 64.9
1959 68.4 66.4
1960 68.4 67.1
1961 68.4 67.8
1962 69.2 68
1963 69.2 68.3
1964 69.3 68.9
1965 69.5 69.4
1966 69.7 69.7
1967 69.8 69.9
1968 69.9 69.8
1969 70.1 69.8
1970 70.4 69.6
1971 70.1 69.8
1972 70.7 70.1
1973 71.3 70.7
1974 71.9 70.7
1975 72.1 70.6
1976 72.2 70.4
1977 72.3 70.3
1978 72.3 70.4
1979 72.5 70.2
1980 72.3 70.5
1981 72.4 70.6
1982 72.8 70.9
1983 73.1 70.8
1984 73.3 70.6
1985 73.9 70.5
1986 74.5 70.6
1987 75.3 70.8
1988 75.9 70.8
1989 76.2 70.8
1990 76.2 70.6
1991 76.5 70.7
1992 76.7 70.9
1993 76.8 71.3
1994 76.9 71.7
1995 77 72
1996 76.3 72.3
1997 77.3 72.6
1998 77.8 72.8
1999 77.8 73.2
2000 77.9 73.6
2001 78.9 74.2
2002 78.5 74.5
2003 78.7 74.8
2004 79.2 74.9
2005 79.5 75.1
2006 79.6 75.3
2007 79.7 75.4
2008 79.7 75.6
2009 80.4 75.9
2010 81.4 76.3
2011 80.8 76.6
2012 81.1 76.8
2013 81.8 77.1
2014 82.3 77.3
2015 82.6 77.6
2016 82.7 77.6
2017 83.1 77.7
2018 82.9 77.6
2019 82.8 77.9
2020 82.3 76.6
2021 82.3 75.6
2022 82.2 77.9
2023 83.3 78.6
2024 83.5 78.8
2025 83.6 79

Malta and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Poland
Year Population
Malta Poland
1960 326,550 29,637,450
1961 325,250 29,964,000
1962 323,900 30,308,500
1963 322,550 30,712,000
1964 321,250 31,139,450
1965 318,800 31,444,950
1966 315,200 31,681,000
1967 311,550 31,987,155
1968 307,900 32,294,655
1969 304,300 32,548,300
1970 302,650 32,664,300
1971 302,700 32,783,500
1972 302,450 33,055,650
1973 302,200 33,357,200
1974 301,996 33,678,899
1975 304,222 34,015,199
1976 305,774 34,356,300
1977 306,970 34,689,050
1978 310,182 34,965,600
1979 313,342 35,247,217
1980 316,645 35,574,150
1981 318,982 35,898,587
1982 325,898 36,230,481
1983 330,524 36,571,808
1984 330,593 36,904,134
1985 336,452 37,201,885
1986 342,121 37,456,119
1987 344,485 37,668,045
1988 347,325 37,824,487
1989 350,722 37,961,529
1990 354,170 38,110,782
1991 363,845 38,246,193
1992 367,618 38,363,667
1993 371,308 38,461,408
1994 374,797 38,542,652
1995 377,419 38,594,998
1996 379,905 38,624,370
1997 382,791 38,649,660
1998 385,287 38,663,481
1999 387,578 38,660,271
2000 390,087 38,258,629
2001 393,028 38,248,076
2002 395,969 38,230,364
2003 398,582 38,204,570
2004 401,268 38,182,222
2005 403,834 38,165,445
2006 405,308 38,141,267
2007 406,724 38,120,560
2008 409,379 38,125,759
2009 412,477 38,151,603
2010 414,508 38,042,794
2011 416,268 38,063,255
2012 420,028 38,063,164
2013 424,810 38,040,196
2014 433,481 38,011,735
2015 444,220 37,986,412
2016 454,505 37,970,087
2017 467,106 37,974,826
2018 483,903 37,974,750
2019 503,912 37,965,475
2020 515,490 37,515,748
2021 518,150 36,981,559
2022 531,113 36,821,749
2023 552,747 36,687,353
2024 574,346 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Malta and Poland

Fertility rate
Malta

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Malta Poland
1960 3.62 2.98
1961 3.27 2.83
1962 3.24 2.72
1963 2.9 2.7
1964 2.79 2.57
1965 2.52 2.52
1966 2.33 2.34
1967 2.24 2.33
1968 2.12 2.24
1969 2.02 2.2
1970 2.03 2.2
1971 2.06 2.25
1972 2.01 2.24
1973 1.65 2.26
1974 1.64 2.26
1975 2.27 2.27
1976 2.21 2.3
1977 2.14 2.23
1978 2.05 2.21
1979 2.1 2.28
1980 1.99 2.28
1981 1.87 2.24
1982 1.9 2.34
1983 1.92 2.42
1984 1.95 2.37
1985 1.95 2.33
1986 1.93 2.22
1987 1.97 2.15
1988 2.06 2.13
1989 2.1 2.08
1990 2.02 2.06
1991 1.99 2.07
1992 2.07 1.95
1993 1.96 1.87
1994 1.84 1.81
1995 1.77 1.62
1996 1.99 1.59
1997 1.93 1.51
1998 1.84 1.44
1999 1.73 1.37
2000 1.68 1.37
2001 1.48 1.31
2002 1.45 1.25
2003 1.48 1.22
2004 1.4 1.23
2005 1.38 1.24
2006 1.36 1.27
2007 1.35 1.31
2008 1.43 1.39
2009 1.42 1.4
2010 1.36 1.41
2011 1.45 1.33
2012 1.42 1.33
2013 1.36 1.29
2014 1.38 1.32
2015 1.37 1.32
2016 1.37 1.39
2017 1.26 1.48
2018 1.23 1.46
2019 1.14 1.44
2020 1.13 1.39
2021 1.13 1.33
2022 1.08 1.29
2023 1.06 1.16

Malta and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Poland
Year Median age, years
Malta Poland
1960 23.6 26.6
1961 23.8 26.8
1962 24 26.9
1963 24.2 27.1
1964 24.4 27.3
1965 24.5 27.5
1966 24.6 27.7
1967 24.8 27.8
1968 25 28
1969 25.5 28.1
1970 25.9 28.2
1971 26.3 28.4
1972 26.8 28.5
1973 27.2 28.5
1974 27.6 28.6
1975 28 28.6
1976 28.4 28.7
1977 28.7 28.9
1978 29.2 29.1
1979 29.6 29.3
1980 30 29.5
1981 30.3 29.8
1982 30.6 30.1
1983 30.9 30.3
1984 31.2 30.6
1985 31.4 30.8
1986 31.7 31.1
1987 32 31.4
1988 32.4 31.7
1989 32.7 32.1
1990 33 32.4
1991 33.3 32.6
1992 33.7 32.9
1993 34 33.2
1994 34.3 33.5
1995 34.7 33.9
1996 35.1 34.2
1997 35.5 34.4
1998 35.8 34.7
1999 36.1 35
2000 36.4 35.2
2001 36.7 35.5
2002 37 35.8
2003 37.4 36
2004 37.7 36.3
2005 38.1 36.6
2006 38.4 36.9
2007 38.7 37.2
2008 39 37.5
2009 39.3 37.8
2010 39.6 38.1
2011 39.9 38.2
2012 40.2 38.4
2013 40.4 38.7
2014 40.6 39
2015 40.6 39.3
2016 40.6 39.7
2017 40.5 40
2018 40.2 40.4
2019 39.9 40.8
2020 39.9 41.1
2021 40.2 41.5
2022 40.8 41.9
2023 41.4 42.4
2024 41.8 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Malta Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Poland
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99.8%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Malta Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Poland
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
267,065 mi
2024

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