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Malta vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 187th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Singapore
Population
583596
6105665
Population rank 167/197 113/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
84 years
2025

Malta and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Malta and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Malta

Singapore
Year GDP
Malta Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $250,728,796 $1,920,574,150
1971 $264,578,485 $2,263,785,444
1972 $295,106,628 $2,721,440,981
1973 $345,616,106 $3,696,213,333
1974 $376,081,124 $5,221,534,956
1975 $474,618,321 $5,633,673,930
1976 $527,936,989 $6,327,077,974
1977 $625,563,171 $6,618,585,074
1978 $793,673,402 $7,517,176,355
1979 $1,001,288,847 $9,296,921,724
1980 $1,250,198,601 $11,896,256,783
1981 $1,243,509,394 $14,175,228,844
1982 $1,234,474,404 $16,084,252,378
1983 $1,165,729,707 $17,784,112,150
1984 $1,101,807,023 $19,749,361,098
1985 $1,117,797,439 $19,156,532,746
1986 $1,435,038,441 $18,586,746,057
1987 $1,751,293,461 $20,919,215,578
1988 $2,019,503,068 $25,371,462,488
1989 $2,118,655,677 $30,465,364,739
1990 $2,547,328,748 $36,144,336,769
1991 $2,750,216,747 $45,466,164,978
1992 $3,021,942,759 $52,131,320,033
1993 $2,709,193,538 $60,603,815,716
1994 $2,998,505,428 $73,688,724,431
1995 $3,709,360,097 $87,812,540,788
1996 $3,822,489,746 $96,293,086,513
1997 $3,787,070,704 $100,123,787,215
1998 $4,010,092,091 $85,728,207,782
1999 $4,111,891,845 $86,286,849,755
2000 $4,036,809,865 $96,076,539,926
2001 $4,070,867,153 $89,793,790,670
2002 $4,455,127,398 $92,538,372,870
2003 $5,418,315,225 $97,646,401,096
2004 $6,104,141,501 $115,033,593,101
2005 $6,393,234,965 $127,807,848,728
2006 $6,749,838,862 $148,627,286,361
2007 $7,908,412,374 $180,941,701,358
2008 $9,135,419,490 $193,617,323,539
2009 $8,734,745,632 $194,150,283,772
2010 $9,097,044,182 $239,807,980,591
2011 $9,789,361,705 $279,356,499,090
2012 $9,609,532,106 $295,092,888,077
2013 $10,796,782,634 $307,576,360,585
2014 $11,888,032,862 $314,863,580,758
2015 $11,340,795,033 $307,998,545,269
2016 $12,025,782,885 $319,646,468,521
2017 $14,161,366,733 $343,673,334,902
2018 $16,153,779,511 $377,123,710,561
2019 $16,337,793,531 $376,161,998,830
2020 $16,409,900,599 $349,165,858,545
2021 $19,723,563,355 $436,591,382,250
2022 $19,239,187,084 $509,017,841,147
2023 $22,210,718,401 $505,439,514,078
2024 $24,322,006,608 $547,386,645,892

Malta and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Malta Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $828 $926
1971 $874 $1,071
1972 $976 $1,264
1973 $1,144 $1,685
1974 $1,245 $2,342
1975 $1,560 $2,490
1976 $1,727 $2,759
1977 $2,038 $2,846
1978 $2,559 $3,194
1979 $3,196 $3,901
1980 $3,948 $4,928
1981 $3,898 $5,597
1982 $3,788 $6,078
1983 $3,527 $6,633
1984 $3,333 $7,228
1985 $3,322 $7,002
1986 $4,195 $6,800
1987 $5,084 $7,539
1988 $5,814 $8,914
1989 $6,041 $10,395
1990 $7,192 $11,862
1991 $7,559 $14,502
1992 $8,220 $16,136
1993 $7,296 $18,290
1994 $8,000 $21,552
1995 $9,828 $24,915
1996 $10,062 $26,233
1997 $9,893 $26,376
1998 $10,408 $21,829
1999 $10,609 $21,797
2000 $10,348 $23,853
2001 $10,358 $21,700
2002 $11,251 $22,160
2003 $13,594 $23,730
2004 $15,212 $27,608
2005 $15,831 $29,961
2006 $16,654 $33,768
2007 $19,444 $39,433
2008 $22,315 $40,009
2009 $21,176 $38,927
2010 $21,947 $47,237
2011 $23,517 $53,891
2012 $22,878 $55,548
2013 $25,416 $56,967
2014 $27,425 $57,565
2015 $25,530 $55,646
2016 $26,459 $57,006
2017 $30,317 $61,236
2018 $33,382 $66,882
2019 $32,422 $65,952
2020 $31,834 $61,410
2021 $38,065 $80,056
2022 $36,224 $90,299
2023 $40,182 $85,412
2024 $42,347 $90,674

Malta vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Singapore
1950 63.5 54.1
1951 63.9 55.3
1952 64.1 56.4
1953 64.3 57.5
1954 65.1 59.4
1955 66.3 61.2
1956 66.8 62.6
1957 67.5 63.4
1958 67.8 64
1959 68.4 64.8
1960 68.4 65.3
1961 68.4 65.7
1962 69.2 66.1
1963 69.2 66.5
1964 69.3 66.7
1965 69.5 66.9
1966 69.7 67.2
1967 69.8 67.3
1968 69.9 67.7
1969 70.1 68.1
1970 70.4 68.5
1971 70.1 68.8
1972 70.7 69
1973 71.3 69.4
1974 71.9 69.7
1975 72.1 70.2
1976 72.2 70.6
1977 72.3 70.9
1978 72.3 71.2
1979 72.5 71.4
1980 72.3 71.5
1981 72.4 71.7
1982 72.8 72
1983 73.1 72.4
1984 73.3 72.6
1985 73.9 73.1
1986 74.5 73.6
1987 75.3 74
1988 75.9 74
1989 76.2 74.3
1990 76.2 74.6
1991 76.5 75.1
1992 76.7 75.3
1993 76.8 75.5
1994 76.9 75.6
1995 77 75.7
1996 76.3 76.1
1997 77.3 76.4
1998 77.8 76.9
1999 77.8 77.3
2000 77.9 77.8
2001 78.9 78.3
2002 78.5 78.7
2003 78.7 79.2
2004 79.2 79.7
2005 79.5 80.3
2006 79.6 80.6
2007 79.7 80.9
2008 79.7 81.1
2009 80.4 81.4
2010 81.4 81.6
2011 80.8 81.9
2012 81.1 82.2
2013 81.8 82.5
2014 82.3 82.6
2015 82.6 82.7
2016 82.7 82.9
2017 83.1 83.1
2018 82.9 83.4
2019 82.8 83.7
2020 82.3 83.7
2021 82.3 83.5
2022 82.2 82.9
2023 83.3 83.7
2024 83.5 83.9
2025 83.6 84

Malta and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Singapore
Year Population
Malta Singapore
1960 326,550 1,646,400
1961 325,250 1,702,400
1962 323,900 1,750,200
1963 322,550 1,795,000
1964 321,250 1,841,600
1965 318,800 1,886,900
1966 315,200 1,934,400
1967 311,550 1,977,600
1968 307,900 2,012,000
1969 304,300 2,042,500
1970 302,650 2,074,507
1971 302,700 2,112,900
1972 302,450 2,152,400
1973 302,200 2,193,000
1974 301,996 2,229,800
1975 304,222 2,262,600
1976 305,774 2,293,300
1977 306,970 2,325,300
1978 310,182 2,353,600
1979 313,342 2,383,500
1980 316,645 2,413,945
1981 318,982 2,532,835
1982 325,898 2,646,466
1983 330,524 2,681,061
1984 330,593 2,732,221
1985 336,452 2,735,957
1986 342,121 2,733,373
1987 344,485 2,774,789
1988 347,325 2,846,108
1989 350,722 2,930,901
1990 354,170 3,047,132
1991 363,845 3,135,083
1992 367,618 3,230,698
1993 371,308 3,313,471
1994 374,797 3,419,048
1995 377,419 3,524,506
1996 379,905 3,670,704
1997 382,791 3,796,038
1998 385,287 3,927,213
1999 387,578 3,958,723
2000 390,087 4,027,887
2001 393,028 4,138,012
2002 395,969 4,175,950
2003 398,582 4,114,826
2004 401,268 4,166,664
2005 403,834 4,265,762
2006 405,308 4,401,365
2007 406,724 4,588,599
2008 409,379 4,839,396
2009 412,477 4,987,573
2010 414,508 5,076,732
2011 416,268 5,183,688
2012 420,028 5,312,437
2013 424,810 5,399,162
2014 433,481 5,469,724
2015 444,220 5,535,002
2016 454,505 5,607,283
2017 467,106 5,612,253
2018 483,903 5,638,676
2019 503,912 5,703,569
2020 515,490 5,685,807
2021 518,150 5,453,566
2022 531,113 5,637,022
2023 552,747 5,917,648
2024 574,346 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Malta and Singapore

Fertility rate
Malta

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Malta Singapore
1960 3.62 5.76
1961 3.27 5.41
1962 3.24 5.21
1963 2.9 5.16
1964 2.79 4.97
1965 2.52 4.66
1966 2.33 4.46
1967 2.24 3.91
1968 2.12 3.53
1969 2.02 3.22
1970 2.03 3.07
1971 2.06 3.02
1972 2.01 3.04
1973 1.65 2.79
1974 1.64 2.35
1975 2.27 2.07
1976 2.21 2.11
1977 2.14 1.82
1978 2.05 1.79
1979 2.1 1.79
1980 1.99 1.82
1981 1.87 1.78
1982 1.9 1.74
1983 1.92 1.61
1984 1.95 1.62
1985 1.95 1.61
1986 1.93 1.43
1987 1.97 1.62
1988 2.06 1.96
1989 2.1 1.75
1990 2.02 1.83
1991 1.99 1.73
1992 2.07 1.72
1993 1.96 1.74
1994 1.84 1.71
1995 1.77 1.67
1996 1.99 1.66
1997 1.93 1.61
1998 1.84 1.48
1999 1.73 1.47
2000 1.68 1.6
2001 1.48 1.41
2002 1.45 1.37
2003 1.48 1.27
2004 1.4 1.26
2005 1.38 1.26
2006 1.36 1.28
2007 1.35 1.29
2008 1.43 1.28
2009 1.42 1.22
2010 1.36 1.15
2011 1.45 1.2
2012 1.42 1.29
2013 1.36 1.19
2014 1.38 1.25
2015 1.37 1.24
2016 1.37 1.2
2017 1.26 1.16
2018 1.23 1.14
2019 1.14 1.14
2020 1.13 1.1
2021 1.13 1.12
2022 1.08 1.04
2023 1.06 0.97

Malta and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Malta Singapore
1960 23.6 18.2
1961 23.8 18.1
1962 24 18
1963 24.2 18
1964 24.4 18.1
1965 24.5 18.2
1966 24.6 18.4
1967 24.8 18.6
1968 25 18.9
1969 25.5 19.3
1970 25.9 19.7
1971 26.3 20.1
1972 26.8 20.6
1973 27.2 21
1974 27.6 21.5
1975 28 22
1976 28.4 22.6
1977 28.7 23.1
1978 29.2 23.6
1979 29.6 24.2
1980 30 24.7
1981 30.3 25.3
1982 30.6 25.9
1983 30.9 26.4
1984 31.2 26.9
1985 31.4 27.3
1986 31.7 27.8
1987 32 28.3
1988 32.4 28.7
1989 32.7 29.1
1990 33 29.5
1991 33.3 29.8
1992 33.7 30.1
1993 34 30.4
1994 34.3 30.7
1995 34.7 31
1996 35.1 31.2
1997 35.5 31.4
1998 35.8 31.6
1999 36.1 31.9
2000 36.4 32.2
2001 36.7 32.5
2002 37 32.7
2003 37.4 33
2004 37.7 33.3
2005 38.1 33.5
2006 38.4 33.6
2007 38.7 33.6
2008 39 33.5
2009 39.3 33.6
2010 39.6 33.7
2011 39.9 33.9
2012 40.2 34
2013 40.4 34.1
2014 40.6 34.2
2015 40.6 34.4
2016 40.6 34.5
2017 40.5 34.8
2018 40.2 35
2019 39.9 35.2
2020 39.9 35.5
2021 40.2 35.8
2022 40.8 35.9
2023 41.4 36.2
2024 41.8 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Malta Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Singapore
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Malta Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Singapore
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
2,175 mi
2017

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