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Malta vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 187th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Sierra Leone
Population
583596
8961932
Population rank 167/197 102/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Malta and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Malta and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Malta Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $250,728,796 $434,584,634
1971 $264,578,485 $419,495,788
1972 $295,106,628 $465,254,682
1973 $345,616,106 $575,471,814
1974 $376,081,124 $648,940,351
1975 $474,618,321 $679,352,876
1976 $527,936,989 $594,810,422
1977 $625,563,171 $692,079,407
1978 $793,673,402 $960,765,043
1979 $1,001,288,847 $1,109,343,425
1980 $1,250,198,601 $1,100,476,190
1981 $1,243,509,394 $1,114,926,661
1982 $1,234,474,404 $1,294,995,964
1983 $1,165,729,707 $995,278,515
1984 $1,101,807,023 $1,087,450,199
1985 $1,117,797,439 $856,890,459
1986 $1,435,038,441 $490,181,457
1987 $1,751,293,461 $660,106,336
1988 $2,019,503,068 $1,055,083,933
1989 $2,118,655,677 $932,974,420
1990 $2,547,328,748 $649,644,098
1991 $2,750,216,747 $779,981,987
1992 $3,021,942,759 $679,940,814
1993 $2,709,193,538 $768,867,883
1994 $2,998,505,428 $911,853,802
1995 $3,709,360,097 $870,740,292
1996 $3,822,489,746 $941,709,423
1997 $3,787,070,704 $850,232,760
1998 $4,010,092,091 $672,368,187
1999 $4,111,891,845 $669,386,624
2000 $4,036,809,865 $635,866,404
2001 $4,070,867,153 $1,681,473,894
2002 $4,455,127,398 $1,933,863,911
2003 $5,418,315,225 $2,142,618,046
2004 $6,104,141,501 $2,237,350,687
2005 $6,393,234,965 $2,545,275,313
2006 $6,749,838,862 $3,263,697,467
2007 $7,908,412,374 $3,632,957,611
2008 $9,135,419,490 $4,157,895,298
2009 $8,734,745,632 $3,953,403,098
2010 $9,097,044,182 $4,262,805,967
2011 $9,789,361,705 $4,861,632,885
2012 $9,609,532,106 $6,141,666,509
2013 $10,796,782,634 $7,502,762,863
2014 $11,888,032,862 $7,686,138,791
2015 $11,340,795,033 $6,788,352,975
2016 $12,025,782,885 $6,084,297,211
2017 $14,161,366,733 $5,749,846,528
2018 $16,153,779,511 $6,390,514,689
2019 $16,337,793,531 $6,526,183,564
2020 $16,409,900,599 $6,693,888,876
2021 $19,723,563,355 $7,173,379,137
2022 $19,239,187,084 $7,124,465,160
2023 $22,210,718,401 $6,411,787,856
2024 $24,322,006,608 $7,547,843,281

Malta and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Malta Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $828 $160.2
1971 $874 $151.8
1972 $976 $165.3
1973 $1,144 $200.7
1974 $1,245 $222.2
1975 $1,560 $228.4
1976 $1,727 $196.4
1977 $2,038 $224.3
1978 $2,559 $305
1979 $3,196 $346
1980 $3,948 $336
1981 $3,898 $334
1982 $3,788 $380
1983 $3,527 $285.9
1984 $3,333 $306
1985 $3,322 $235.5
1986 $4,195 $131.5
1987 $5,084 $172.4
1988 $5,814 $268.2
1989 $6,041 $231.3
1990 $7,192 $154.8
1991 $7,559 $183.7
1992 $8,220 $163.2
1993 $7,296 $185
1994 $8,000 $218.5
1995 $9,828 $208.4
1996 $10,062 $224.3
1997 $9,893 $199.9
1998 $10,408 $156.5
1999 $10,609 $155
2000 $10,348 $143.7
2001 $10,358 $358
2002 $11,251 $389
2003 $13,594 $414
2004 $15,212 $418
2005 $15,831 $463
2006 $16,654 $580
2007 $19,444 $632
2008 $22,315 $705
2009 $21,176 $653
2010 $21,947 $685
2011 $23,517 $761
2012 $22,878 $938
2013 $25,416 $1,117
2014 $27,425 $1,118
2015 $25,530 $965
2016 $26,459 $844
2017 $30,317 $779
2018 $33,382 $846
2019 $32,422 $844
2020 $31,834 $846
2021 $38,065 $886
2022 $36,224 $861
2023 $40,182 $758
2024 $42,347 $873

Malta vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Sierra Leone
1950 63.5 28.9
1951 63.9 29.3
1952 64.1 29.7
1953 64.3 30.1
1954 65.1 30.5
1955 66.3 30.9
1956 66.8 31.3
1957 67.5 31.8
1958 67.8 32.1
1959 68.4 32.6
1960 68.4 33.1
1961 68.4 33.6
1962 69.2 34.2
1963 69.2 34.7
1964 69.3 35.3
1965 69.5 35.9
1966 69.7 36.6
1967 69.8 37.3
1968 69.9 37.8
1969 70.1 38.2
1970 70.4 38.6
1971 70.1 39.1
1972 70.7 39.5
1973 71.3 40
1974 71.9 40.4
1975 72.1 41
1976 72.2 41.4
1977 72.3 41.8
1978 72.3 42.2
1979 72.5 42.5
1980 72.3 42.8
1981 72.4 43.1
1982 72.8 43.3
1983 73.1 43.5
1984 73.3 43.6
1985 73.9 43.6
1986 74.5 43.5
1987 75.3 43.7
1988 75.9 43.8
1989 76.2 43.7
1990 76.2 43.7
1991 76.5 43.3
1992 76.7 43.5
1993 76.8 43.4
1994 76.9 42.8
1995 77 42.6
1996 76.3 43.5
1997 77.3 43.6
1998 77.8 42.7
1999 77.8 42
2000 77.9 44.8
2001 78.9 45.4
2002 78.5 46.2
2003 78.7 46.8
2004 79.2 47.5
2005 79.5 48.3
2006 79.6 49.5
2007 79.7 50
2008 79.7 50.7
2009 80.4 51.3
2010 81.4 51.9
2011 80.8 52.6
2012 81.1 53.2
2013 81.8 54.1
2014 82.3 54.3
2015 82.6 55.5
2016 82.7 56.9
2017 83.1 57.8
2018 82.9 59.1
2019 82.8 59.6
2020 82.3 59.7
2021 82.3 60.3
2022 82.2 61.3
2023 83.3 61.8
2024 83.5 62
2025 83.6 62.2

Malta and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Malta Sierra Leone
1960 326,550 2,268,356
1961 325,250 2,304,227
1962 323,900 2,342,242
1963 322,550 2,382,258
1964 321,250 2,424,390
1965 318,800 2,468,666
1966 315,200 2,514,638
1967 311,550 2,562,384
1968 307,900 2,611,532
1969 304,300 2,661,365
1970 302,650 2,712,286
1971 302,700 2,763,222
1972 302,450 2,814,388
1973 302,200 2,866,955
1974 301,996 2,920,459
1975 304,222 2,974,657
1976 305,774 3,028,820
1977 306,970 3,085,354
1978 310,182 3,145,517
1979 313,342 3,207,499
1980 316,645 3,272,089
1981 318,982 3,338,940
1982 325,898 3,408,183
1983 330,524 3,481,646
1984 330,593 3,558,758
1985 336,452 3,638,438
1986 342,121 3,728,380
1987 344,485 3,829,718
1988 347,325 3,934,517
1989 350,722 4,034,037
1990 354,170 4,196,828
1991 363,845 4,246,267
1992 367,618 4,166,366
1993 371,308 4,157,130
1994 374,797 4,173,105
1995 377,419 4,179,179
1996 379,905 4,199,210
1997 382,791 4,253,716
1998 385,287 4,295,785
1999 387,578 4,318,043
2000 390,087 4,423,611
2001 393,028 4,692,716
2002 395,969 4,971,435
2003 398,582 5,177,687
2004 401,268 5,355,717
2005 403,834 5,501,712
2006 405,308 5,624,466
2007 406,724 5,749,352
2008 409,379 5,894,722
2009 412,477 6,055,646
2010 414,508 6,222,714
2011 416,268 6,387,251
2012 420,028 6,551,080
2013 424,810 6,714,051
2014 433,481 6,876,385
2015 444,220 7,037,655
2016 454,505 7,205,328
2017 467,106 7,379,299
2018 483,903 7,554,563
2019 503,912 7,731,991
2020 515,490 7,912,558
2021 518,150 8,094,602
2022 531,113 8,276,807
2023 552,747 8,460,512
2024 574,346 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Malta and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Malta Sierra Leone
1960 3.62 6.18
1961 3.27 6.21
1962 3.24 6.22
1963 2.9 6.26
1964 2.79 6.29
1965 2.52 6.31
1966 2.33 6.35
1967 2.24 6.38
1968 2.12 6.39
1969 2.02 6.39
1970 2.03 6.41
1971 2.06 6.43
1972 2.01 6.45
1973 1.65 6.47
1974 1.64 6.53
1975 2.27 6.55
1976 2.21 6.55
1977 2.14 6.57
1978 2.05 6.59
1979 2.1 6.58
1980 1.99 6.56
1981 1.87 6.55
1982 1.9 6.56
1983 1.92 6.57
1984 1.95 6.59
1985 1.95 6.59
1986 1.93 6.6
1987 1.97 6.61
1988 2.06 6.59
1989 2.1 6.57
1990 2.02 6.57
1991 1.99 6.55
1992 2.07 6.56
1993 1.96 6.57
1994 1.84 6.56
1995 1.77 6.56
1996 1.99 6.55
1997 1.93 6.53
1998 1.84 6.5
1999 1.73 6.42
2000 1.68 6.36
2001 1.48 6.31
2002 1.45 6.23
2003 1.48 6.09
2004 1.4 5.92
2005 1.38 5.81
2006 1.36 5.74
2007 1.35 5.64
2008 1.43 5.56
2009 1.42 5.45
2010 1.36 5.33
2011 1.45 5.21
2012 1.42 5.06
2013 1.36 4.87
2014 1.38 4.7
2015 1.37 4.55
2016 1.37 4.47
2017 1.26 4.39
2018 1.23 4.29
2019 1.14 4.19
2020 1.13 4.08
2021 1.13 3.98
2022 1.08 3.88
2023 1.06 3.79

Malta and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Malta Sierra Leone
1960 23.6 21.1
1961 23.8 21.1
1962 24 21.1
1963 24.2 21
1964 24.4 21
1965 24.5 20.9
1966 24.6 20.9
1967 24.8 20.8
1968 25 20.7
1969 25.5 20.6
1970 25.9 20.4
1971 26.3 20.2
1972 26.8 20.1
1973 27.2 19.9
1974 27.6 19.8
1975 28 19.6
1976 28.4 19.5
1977 28.7 19.4
1978 29.2 19.3
1979 29.6 19.2
1980 30 19.1
1981 30.3 19.1
1982 30.6 19
1983 30.9 18.9
1984 31.2 18.9
1985 31.4 18.8
1986 31.7 18.7
1987 32 18.7
1988 32.4 18.6
1989 32.7 18.6
1990 33 18.5
1991 33.3 18.5
1992 33.7 18.4
1993 34 18.4
1994 34.3 18.3
1995 34.7 18.2
1996 35.1 18.2
1997 35.5 18.1
1998 35.8 18.1
1999 36.1 18
2000 36.4 18
2001 36.7 18
2002 37 17.9
2003 37.4 17.9
2004 37.7 17.9
2005 38.1 18
2006 38.4 18
2007 38.7 18
2008 39 18.1
2009 39.3 18.1
2010 39.6 18.2
2011 39.9 18.3
2012 40.2 18.4
2013 40.4 18.5
2014 40.6 18.6
2015 40.6 18.7
2016 40.6 18.9
2017 40.5 19.1
2018 40.2 19.2
2019 39.9 19.4
2020 39.9 19.6
2021 40.2 19.8
2022 40.8 20
2023 41.4 20.3
2024 41.8 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.4%
2018
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Malta Sierra Leone
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
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Malta Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
88.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Malta Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
7,270 mi
2015

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