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Malta vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 187th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Sri Lanka
Population
583596
22125995
Population rank 167/197 63/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Malta and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Malta and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Malta Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $250,728,796 $2,296,470,588
1971 $264,578,485 $2,369,308,600
1972 $295,106,628 $2,553,936,348
1973 $345,616,106 $2,875,625,000
1974 $376,081,124 $3,574,586,466
1975 $474,618,321 $3,791,298,146
1976 $527,936,989 $3,591,319,857
1977 $625,563,171 $4,104,509,583
1978 $793,673,402 $2,733,183,857
1979 $1,001,288,847 $3,364,611,432
1980 $1,250,198,601 $4,024,621,900
1981 $1,243,509,394 $4,415,844,156
1982 $1,234,474,404 $4,768,765,017
1983 $1,165,729,707 $5,167,913,302
1984 $1,101,807,023 $6,043,474,843
1985 $1,117,797,439 $5,978,460,972
1986 $1,435,038,441 $6,405,210,564
1987 $1,751,293,461 $6,682,167,120
1988 $2,019,503,068 $6,978,371,581
1989 $2,118,655,677 $6,987,267,684
1990 $2,547,328,748 $8,032,551,173
1991 $2,750,216,747 $9,000,362,582
1992 $3,021,942,759 $9,703,011,636
1993 $2,709,193,538 $10,338,679,636
1994 $2,998,505,428 $11,717,604,209
1995 $3,709,360,097 $13,029,697,561
1996 $3,822,489,746 $13,897,738,375
1997 $3,787,070,704 $15,091,913,884
1998 $4,010,092,091 $15,794,972,847
1999 $4,111,891,845 $15,656,327,860
2000 $4,036,809,865 $16,330,814,180
2001 $4,070,867,153 $15,749,753,805
2002 $4,455,127,398 $16,536,535,647
2003 $5,418,315,225 $18,881,765,437
2004 $6,104,141,501 $20,662,525,941
2005 $6,393,234,965 $24,405,791,045
2006 $6,749,838,862 $28,279,802,406
2007 $7,908,412,374 $32,350,238,760
2008 $9,135,419,490 $40,713,826,215
2009 $8,734,745,632 $42,066,224,093
2010 $9,097,044,182 $58,636,161,082
2011 $9,789,361,705 $67,753,284,044
2012 $9,609,532,106 $70,447,216,891
2013 $10,796,782,634 $77,000,578,167
2014 $11,888,032,862 $82,528,535,714
2015 $11,340,795,033 $85,090,301,052
2016 $12,025,782,885 $88,000,211,172
2017 $14,161,366,733 $94,369,350,286
2018 $16,153,779,511 $94,450,015,983
2019 $16,337,793,531 $88,998,706,297
2020 $16,409,900,599 $84,335,574,582
2021 $19,723,563,355 $88,556,698,938
2022 $19,239,187,084 $74,143,020,263
2023 $22,210,718,401 $83,716,142,582
2024 $24,322,006,608 $98,963,185,510

Malta and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Malta Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $828 $186.9
1971 $874 $188.8
1972 $976 $199.4
1973 $1,144 $220.2
1974 $1,245 $268.7
1975 $1,560 $279.8
1976 $1,727 $260.3
1977 $2,038 $292.1
1978 $2,559 $191
1979 $3,196 $230.8
1980 $3,948 $271.1
1981 $3,898 $292.5
1982 $3,788 $312
1983 $3,527 $336
1984 $3,333 $391
1985 $3,322 $385
1986 $4,195 $407
1987 $5,084 $420
1988 $5,814 $434
1989 $6,041 $430
1990 $7,192 $491
1991 $7,559 $546
1992 $8,220 $580
1993 $7,296 $607
1994 $8,000 $678
1995 $9,828 $742
1996 $10,062 $776
1997 $9,893 $827
1998 $10,408 $849
1999 $10,609 $826
2000 $10,348 $846
2001 $10,358 $804
2002 $11,251 $835
2003 $13,594 $946
2004 $15,212 $1,029
2005 $15,831 $1,207
2006 $16,654 $1,390
2007 $19,444 $1,579
2008 $22,315 $1,974
2009 $21,176 $2,027
2010 $21,947 $2,808
2011 $23,517 $3,225
2012 $22,878 $3,328
2013 $25,416 $3,741
2014 $27,425 $3,972
2015 $25,530 $4,058
2016 $26,459 $4,149
2017 $30,317 $4,399
2018 $33,382 $4,359
2019 $32,422 $4,082
2020 $31,834 $3,848
2021 $38,065 $3,997
2022 $36,224 $3,343
2023 $40,182 $3,799
2024 $42,347 $4,516

Malta vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Sri Lanka
1950 63.5 53.2
1951 63.9 54
1952 64.1 54.9
1953 64.3 55.6
1954 65.1 56.4
1955 66.3 57.2
1956 66.8 57.9
1957 67.5 58.5
1958 67.8 59.3
1959 68.4 60
1960 68.4 60.6
1961 68.4 61.2
1962 69.2 61.6
1963 69.2 62
1964 69.3 62.4
1965 69.5 62.8
1966 69.7 63.2
1967 69.8 63.6
1968 69.9 63.9
1969 70.1 64.1
1970 70.4 64.4
1971 70.1 64.2
1972 70.7 64.6
1973 71.3 64.8
1974 71.9 65
1975 72.1 65.4
1976 72.2 65.8
1977 72.3 66.4
1978 72.3 66.8
1979 72.5 67.5
1980 72.3 68
1981 72.4 68.4
1982 72.8 68.7
1983 73.1 68.7
1984 73.3 68.8
1985 73.9 68.9
1986 74.5 69
1987 75.3 69
1988 75.9 69
1989 76.2 67.3
1990 76.2 69.2
1991 76.5 69.1
1992 76.7 69.6
1993 76.8 70
1994 76.9 70.2
1995 77 69.7
1996 76.3 69.8
1997 77.3 69.9
1998 77.8 70.1
1999 77.8 70.4
2000 77.9 71.2
2001 78.9 71.8
2002 78.5 72.3
2003 78.7 72.4
2004 79.2 68
2005 79.5 73.1
2006 79.6 72.8
2007 79.7 73
2008 79.7 72.6
2009 80.4 70.3
2010 81.4 74.5
2011 80.8 74.7
2012 81.1 75.2
2013 81.8 75.5
2014 82.3 75.8
2015 82.6 76
2016 82.7 76.1
2017 83.1 76.2
2018 82.9 76.5
2019 82.8 76.7
2020 82.3 76.9
2021 82.3 76.3
2022 82.2 77.3
2023 83.3 77.5
2024 83.5 77.7
2025 83.6 77.9

Malta and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Malta Sri Lanka
1960 326,550 9,661,389
1961 325,250 9,899,372
1962 323,900 10,143,754
1963 322,550 10,395,040
1964 321,250 10,653,397
1965 318,800 10,916,965
1966 315,200 11,183,928
1967 311,550 11,457,328
1968 307,900 11,736,088
1969 304,300 12,013,858
1970 302,650 12,287,110
1971 302,700 12,551,910
1972 302,450 12,809,205
1973 302,200 13,060,916
1974 301,996 13,305,693
1975 304,222 13,548,984
1976 305,774 13,796,770
1977 306,970 14,049,371
1978 310,182 14,310,128
1979 313,342 14,579,614
1980 316,645 14,847,974
1981 318,982 15,099,414
1982 325,898 15,286,567
1983 330,524 15,388,794
1984 330,593 15,441,860
1985 336,452 15,544,154
1986 342,121 15,731,256
1987 344,485 15,916,576
1988 347,325 16,078,621
1989 350,722 16,248,557
1990 354,170 16,352,458
1991 363,845 16,475,354
1992 367,618 16,739,284
1993 371,308 17,025,918
1994 374,797 17,275,773
1995 377,419 17,564,068
1996 379,905 17,905,018
1997 382,791 18,248,200
1998 385,287 18,596,003
1999 387,578 18,944,731
2000 390,087 19,293,054
2001 393,028 19,600,362
2002 395,969 19,805,752
2003 398,582 19,951,521
2004 401,268 20,087,605
2005 403,834 20,216,524
2006 405,308 20,352,411
2007 406,724 20,492,545
2008 409,379 20,629,378
2009 412,477 20,756,435
2010 414,508 20,879,089
2011 416,268 21,009,048
2012 420,028 21,169,458
2013 424,810 20,585,000
2014 433,481 20,778,000
2015 444,220 20,970,000
2016 454,505 21,209,000
2017 467,106 21,453,000
2018 483,903 21,670,000
2019 503,912 21,803,000
2020 515,490 21,919,000
2021 518,150 22,156,000
2022 531,113 22,181,000
2023 552,747 22,037,000
2024 574,346 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Malta and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Malta Sri Lanka
1960 3.62 5.35
1961 3.27 5.24
1962 3.24 5.18
1963 2.9 5.12
1964 2.79 5.06
1965 2.52 4.93
1966 2.33 4.83
1967 2.24 4.79
1968 2.12 4.66
1969 2.02 4.5
1970 2.03 4.39
1971 2.06 4.27
1972 2.01 4.16
1973 1.65 4
1974 1.64 3.86
1975 2.27 3.82
1976 2.21 3.78
1977 2.14 3.74
1978 2.05 3.81
1979 2.1 3.82
1980 1.99 3.73
1981 1.87 3.65
1982 1.9 3.32
1983 1.92 3.11
1984 1.95 3.01
1985 1.95 2.9
1986 1.93 2.74
1987 1.97 2.64
1988 2.06 2.57
1989 2.1 2.58
1990 2.02 2.54
1991 1.99 2.51
1992 2.07 2.49
1993 1.96 2.44
1994 1.84 2.4
1995 1.77 2.35
1996 1.99 2.29
1997 1.93 2.22
1998 1.84 2.14
1999 1.73 2.14
2000 1.68 2.21
2001 1.48 2.28
2002 1.45 2.31
2003 1.48 2.3
2004 1.4 2.27
2005 1.38 2.26
2006 1.36 2.29
2007 1.35 2.3
2008 1.43 2.23
2009 1.42 2.18
2010 1.36 2.13
2011 1.45 2.14
2012 1.42 2.17
2013 1.36 2.18
2014 1.38 2.13
2015 1.37 2.09
2016 1.37 2.06
2017 1.26 2.04
2018 1.23 2.03
2019 1.14 2.02
2020 1.13 2.01
2021 1.13 2
2022 1.08 1.98
2023 1.06 1.97

Malta and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Malta Sri Lanka
1960 23.6 19.5
1961 23.8 19.5
1962 24 19.5
1963 24.2 19.5
1964 24.4 19.5
1965 24.5 19.5
1966 24.6 19.6
1967 24.8 19.7
1968 25 19.8
1969 25.5 19.9
1970 25.9 20
1971 26.3 20.1
1972 26.8 20.2
1973 27.2 20.4
1974 27.6 20.6
1975 28 20.7
1976 28.4 20.9
1977 28.7 21
1978 29.2 21.2
1979 29.6 21.3
1980 30 21.5
1981 30.3 21.6
1982 30.6 21.7
1983 30.9 21.9
1984 31.2 22
1985 31.4 22.2
1986 31.7 22.5
1987 32 22.8
1988 32.4 23.1
1989 32.7 23.4
1990 33 23.6
1991 33.3 23.9
1992 33.7 24.3
1993 34 24.6
1994 34.3 24.9
1995 34.7 25.3
1996 35.1 25.8
1997 35.5 26.2
1998 35.8 26.5
1999 36.1 26.9
2000 36.4 27.2
2001 36.7 27.6
2002 37 27.9
2003 37.4 28.2
2004 37.7 28.5
2005 38.1 28.8
2006 38.4 29
2007 38.7 29.3
2008 39 29.6
2009 39.3 29.9
2010 39.6 30.2
2011 39.9 30.5
2012 40.2 30.8
2013 40.4 31.1
2014 40.6 31.4
2015 40.6 31.7
2016 40.6 32
2017 40.5 32.3
2018 40.2 32.5
2019 39.9 32.8
2020 39.9 33.1
2021 40.2 33.3
2022 40.8 33.6
2023 41.4 33.8
2024 41.8 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Malta Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
92.7%
2023
English speaking
88.3%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Malta Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
70,894 mi
2010

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