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Malta vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 187th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Samoa
Population
583596
220288
Population rank 167/197 177/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Malta and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Malta and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Malta

Samoa
Year GDP
Malta Samoa
1970 $250,728,796 $45,208,338
1971 $264,578,485 $53,719,569
1972 $295,106,628 $62,566,116
1973 $345,616,106 $82,452,985
1974 $376,081,124 $93,549,611
1975 $474,618,321 $93,489,283
1976 $527,936,989 $85,003,078
1977 $625,563,171 $98,295,671
1978 $793,673,402 $108,223,444
1979 $1,001,288,847 $122,257,393
1980 $1,250,198,601 $125,747,038
1981 $1,243,509,394 $118,190,655
1982 $1,234,474,404 $121,221,652
1983 $1,165,729,707 $111,862,824
1984 $1,101,807,023 $109,200,934
1985 $1,117,797,439 $95,572,173
1986 $1,435,038,441 $100,947,849
1987 $1,751,293,461 $111,713,922
1988 $2,019,503,068 $133,016,065
1989 $2,118,655,677 $122,888,610
1990 $2,547,328,748 $125,766,270
1991 $2,750,216,747 $125,597,205
1992 $3,021,942,759 $132,303,041
1993 $2,709,193,538 $133,122,897
1994 $2,998,505,428 $221,098,107
1995 $3,709,360,097 $224,865,731
1996 $3,822,489,746 $249,907,869
1997 $3,787,070,704 $285,475,592
1998 $4,010,092,091 $269,485,244
1999 $4,111,891,845 $255,408,060
2000 $4,036,809,865 $258,856,140
2001 $4,070,867,153 $266,299,591
2002 $4,455,127,398 $281,790,134
2003 $5,418,315,225 $333,426,188
2004 $6,104,141,501 $407,747,565
2005 $6,393,234,965 $476,801,793
2006 $6,749,838,862 $499,923,758
2007 $7,908,412,374 $573,548,460
2008 $9,135,419,490 $641,346,192
2009 $8,734,745,632 $628,006,115
2010 $9,097,044,182 $680,260,907
2011 $9,789,361,705 $744,097,050
2012 $9,609,532,106 $773,141,661
2013 $10,796,782,634 $797,736,334
2014 $11,888,032,862 $796,683,520
2015 $11,340,795,033 $824,150,499
2016 $12,025,782,885 $843,924,797
2017 $14,161,366,733 $884,844,384
2018 $16,153,779,511 $878,448,433
2019 $16,337,793,531 $912,950,466
2020 $16,409,900,599 $868,898,358
2021 $19,723,563,355 $843,923,639
2022 $19,239,187,084 $832,945,206
2023 $22,210,718,401 $938,189,444
2024 $24,322,006,608 $1,068,025,244

Malta and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Malta Samoa
1970 $828 $322
1971 $874 $377
1972 $976 $433
1973 $1,144 $563
1974 $1,245 $626
1975 $1,560 $610
1976 $1,727 $541
1977 $2,038 $615
1978 $2,559 $671
1979 $3,196 $751
1980 $3,948 $765
1981 $3,898 $713
1982 $3,788 $728
1983 $3,527 $671
1984 $3,333 $655
1985 $3,322 $573
1986 $4,195 $604
1987 $5,084 $666
1988 $5,814 $790
1989 $6,041 $728
1990 $7,192 $744
1991 $7,559 $742
1992 $8,220 $777
1993 $7,296 $775
1994 $8,000 $1,277
1995 $9,828 $1,288
1996 $10,062 $1,419
1997 $9,893 $1,608
1998 $10,408 $1,506
1999 $10,609 $1,417
2000 $10,348 $1,425
2001 $10,358 $1,454
2002 $11,251 $1,528
2003 $13,594 $1,798
2004 $15,212 $2,189
2005 $15,831 $2,550
2006 $16,654 $2,663
2007 $19,444 $3,039
2008 $22,315 $3,374
2009 $21,176 $3,279
2010 $21,947 $3,524
2011 $23,517 $3,822
2012 $22,878 $3,935
2013 $25,416 $4,024
2014 $27,425 $3,983
2015 $25,530 $4,084
2016 $26,459 $4,147
2017 $30,317 $4,308
2018 $33,382 $4,232
2019 $32,422 $4,352
2020 $31,834 $4,100
2021 $38,065 $3,948
2022 $36,224 $3,869
2023 $40,182 $4,330
2024 $42,347 $4,899

Malta vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Samoa
1950 63.5 49.2
1951 63.9 49.8
1952 64.1 50.4
1953 64.3 51
1954 65.1 51.6
1955 66.3 52.2
1956 66.8 52.8
1957 67.5 53.4
1958 67.8 54
1959 68.4 54.6
1960 68.4 55.2
1961 68.4 55.7
1962 69.2 56.3
1963 69.2 56.9
1964 69.3 54
1965 69.5 57.9
1966 69.7 58.2
1967 69.8 58.9
1968 69.9 59.4
1969 70.1 59.9
1970 70.4 60.4
1971 70.1 60.9
1972 70.7 61.4
1973 71.3 61.9
1974 71.9 62.3
1975 72.1 62.8
1976 72.2 63.3
1977 72.3 63.7
1978 72.3 64.1
1979 72.5 64.5
1980 72.3 65
1981 72.4 65.3
1982 72.8 65.6
1983 73.1 66
1984 73.3 66.3
1985 73.9 66.6
1986 74.5 66.8
1987 75.3 67
1988 75.9 67.3
1989 76.2 67.6
1990 76.2 67.8
1991 76.5 68
1992 76.7 68.5
1993 76.8 68.8
1994 76.9 69.2
1995 77 69.5
1996 76.3 69.8
1997 77.3 70
1998 77.8 70.3
1999 77.8 70.6
2000 77.9 70.8
2001 78.9 71
2002 78.5 71.2
2003 78.7 71.4
2004 79.2 71.5
2005 79.5 71.5
2006 79.6 71.6
2007 79.7 71.6
2008 79.7 71.5
2009 80.4 69.5
2010 81.4 71.5
2011 80.8 71.4
2012 81.1 71.2
2013 81.8 71.2
2014 82.3 71.1
2015 82.6 71.1
2016 82.7 71
2017 83.1 71
2018 82.9 71.1
2019 82.8 70.3
2020 82.3 70.7
2021 82.3 71.1
2022 82.2 71.6
2023 83.3 71.7
2024 83.5 71.8
2025 83.6 71.9

Malta and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Samoa
Year Population
Malta Samoa
1960 326,550 112,490
1961 325,250 115,496
1962 323,900 118,597
1963 322,550 121,764
1964 321,250 124,894
1965 318,800 127,978
1966 315,200 131,073
1967 311,550 133,764
1968 307,900 136,020
1969 304,300 138,233
1970 302,650 140,400
1971 302,700 142,503
1972 302,450 144,538
1973 302,200 146,516
1974 301,996 149,431
1975 304,222 153,344
1976 305,774 157,113
1977 306,970 159,753
1978 310,182 161,375
1979 313,342 162,882
1980 316,645 164,322
1981 318,982 165,678
1982 325,898 166,484
1983 330,524 166,714
1984 330,593 166,796
1985 336,452 166,849
1986 342,121 167,061
1987 344,485 167,661
1988 347,325 168,346
1989 350,722 168,768
1990 354,170 169,042
1991 363,845 169,368
1992 367,618 170,331
1993 371,308 171,774
1994 374,797 173,159
1995 377,419 174,571
1996 379,905 176,071
1997 382,791 177,547
1998 385,287 178,905
1999 387,578 180,275
2000 390,087 181,685
2001 393,028 183,166
2002 395,969 184,471
2003 398,582 185,430
2004 401,268 186,249
2005 403,834 186,978
2006 405,308 187,709
2007 406,724 188,753
2008 409,379 190,107
2009 412,477 191,513
2010 414,508 193,023
2011 416,268 194,713
2012 420,028 196,498
2013 424,810 198,268
2014 433,481 200,037
2015 444,220 201,782
2016 454,505 203,499
2017 467,106 205,415
2018 483,903 207,582
2019 503,912 209,780
2020 515,490 211,944
2021 518,150 213,779
2022 531,113 215,261
2023 552,747 216,663
2024 574,346 218,019

Fertility rates in Malta and Samoa

Fertility rate
Malta

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Malta Samoa
1960 3.62 7.78
1961 3.27 7.77
1962 3.24 7.76
1963 2.9 7.73
1964 2.79 7.7
1965 2.52 7.65
1966 2.33 7.6
1967 2.24 7.55
1968 2.12 7.5
1969 2.02 7.43
1970 2.03 7.34
1971 2.06 7.22
1972 2.01 7.07
1973 1.65 6.91
1974 1.64 6.75
1975 2.27 6.61
1976 2.21 6.47
1977 2.14 6.31
1978 2.05 6.15
1979 2.1 5.99
1980 1.99 5.86
1981 1.87 5.75
1982 1.9 5.68
1983 1.92 5.62
1984 1.95 5.55
1985 1.95 5.49
1986 1.93 5.42
1987 1.97 5.32
1988 2.06 5.21
1989 2.1 5.11
1990 2.02 5.01
1991 1.99 4.91
1992 2.07 4.87
1993 1.96 4.83
1994 1.84 4.79
1995 1.77 4.77
1996 1.99 4.74
1997 1.93 4.7
1998 1.84 4.64
1999 1.73 4.57
2000 1.68 4.52
2001 1.48 4.48
2002 1.45 4.44
2003 1.48 4.39
2004 1.4 4.34
2005 1.38 4.32
2006 1.36 4.32
2007 1.35 4.36
2008 1.43 4.42
2009 1.42 4.47
2010 1.36 4.52
2011 1.45 4.56
2012 1.42 4.55
2013 1.36 4.49
2014 1.38 4.42
2015 1.37 4.34
2016 1.37 4.26
2017 1.26 4.2
2018 1.23 4.14
2019 1.14 4.06
2020 1.13 4
2021 1.13 3.94
2022 1.08 3.88
2023 1.06 3.83

Malta and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Malta Samoa
1960 23.6 15
1961 23.8 14.9
1962 24 14.8
1963 24.2 14.6
1964 24.4 14.6
1965 24.5 14.5
1966 24.6 14.5
1967 24.8 14.5
1968 25 14.5
1969 25.5 14.5
1970 25.9 14.6
1971 26.3 14.7
1972 26.8 14.8
1973 27.2 14.9
1974 27.6 15
1975 28 15.3
1976 28.4 15.5
1977 28.7 15.8
1978 29.2 16
1979 29.6 16.2
1980 30 16.4
1981 30.3 16.6
1982 30.6 16.8
1983 30.9 17.1
1984 31.2 17.4
1985 31.4 17.6
1986 31.7 17.8
1987 32 18
1988 32.4 18.2
1989 32.7 18.3
1990 33 18.4
1991 33.3 18.5
1992 33.7 18.7
1993 34 19
1994 34.3 19.3
1995 34.7 19.6
1996 35.1 19.7
1997 35.5 19.8
1998 35.8 19.9
1999 36.1 19.9
2000 36.4 19.8
2001 36.7 19.7
2002 37 19.7
2003 37.4 19.9
2004 37.7 20.1
2005 38.1 20.3
2006 38.4 20.4
2007 38.7 20.6
2008 39 20.7
2009 39.3 20.8
2010 39.6 20.8
2011 39.9 20.8
2012 40.2 20.8
2013 40.4 21
2014 40.6 21.1
2015 40.6 21.2
2016 40.6 21.3
2017 40.5 21.4
2018 40.2 21.4
2019 39.9 21.5
2020 39.9 21.4
2021 40.2 21.4
2022 40.8 21.1
2023 41.4 21
2024 41.8 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Samoa
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
72
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Malta Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Samoa
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
715 mi
2018

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