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Malta vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 187th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Sweden
Population
583596
10654722
Population rank 167/197 93/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Malta and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Malta and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Malta

Sweden
Year GDP
Malta Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 $250,728,796 $38,037,663,342
1971 $264,578,485 $41,506,627,519
1972 $295,106,628 $48,883,734,672
1973 $345,616,106 $59,319,523,962
1974 $376,081,124 $65,918,391,224
1975 $474,618,321 $82,766,182,746
1976 $527,936,989 $89,233,541,404
1977 $625,563,171 $94,332,865,494
1978 $793,673,402 $104,292,130,796
1979 $1,001,288,847 $123,208,942,175
1980 $1,250,198,601 $141,887,695,763
1981 $1,243,509,394 $129,500,408,224
1982 $1,234,474,404 $114,216,043,040
1983 $1,165,729,707 $104,863,313,508
1984 $1,101,807,023 $109,044,297,251
1985 $1,117,797,439 $113,959,392,485
1986 $1,435,038,441 $150,281,594,980
1987 $1,751,293,461 $182,746,413,791
1988 $2,019,503,068 $206,688,963,474
1989 $2,118,655,677 $217,634,838,449
1990 $2,547,328,748 $261,469,578,631
1991 $2,750,216,747 $273,834,608,020
1992 $3,021,942,759 $283,912,173,667
1993 $2,709,193,538 $212,647,043,708
1994 $2,998,505,428 $228,701,658,891
1995 $3,709,360,097 $267,052,836,695
1996 $3,822,489,746 $291,952,430,659
1997 $3,787,070,704 $268,251,974,486
1998 $4,010,092,091 $270,889,570,938
1999 $4,111,891,845 $274,320,415,376
2000 $4,036,809,865 $262,905,197,442
2001 $4,070,867,153 $242,499,249,693
2002 $4,455,127,398 $267,373,345,247
2003 $5,418,315,225 $334,074,051,173
2004 $6,104,141,501 $384,547,211,147
2005 $6,393,234,965 $391,690,329,314
2006 $6,749,838,862 $422,530,427,476
2007 $7,908,412,374 $490,050,156,833
2008 $9,135,419,490 $514,616,528,349
2009 $8,734,745,632 $434,313,804,907
2010 $9,097,044,182 $492,753,255,886
2011 $9,789,361,705 $570,541,353,129
2012 $9,609,532,106 $549,742,183,874
2013 $10,796,782,634 $584,128,116,410
2014 $11,888,032,862 $577,730,245,154
2015 $11,340,795,033 $501,698,263,621
2016 $12,025,782,885 $514,218,206,628
2017 $14,161,366,733 $536,083,940,229
2018 $16,153,779,511 $551,312,498,430
2019 $16,337,793,531 $532,169,294,166
2020 $16,409,900,599 $545,147,614,972
2021 $19,723,563,355 $637,186,904,844
2022 $19,239,187,084 $579,895,717,344
2023 $22,210,718,401 $585,489,968,189
2024 $24,322,006,608 $610,117,791,237

Malta and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Malta Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 $828 $4,729
1971 $874 $5,125
1972 $976 $6,018
1973 $1,144 $7,291
1974 $1,245 $8,078
1975 $1,560 $10,103
1976 $1,727 $10,853
1977 $2,038 $11,432
1978 $2,559 $12,602
1979 $3,196 $14,856
1980 $3,948 $17,073
1981 $3,898 $15,564
1982 $3,788 $13,719
1983 $3,527 $12,590
1984 $3,333 $13,080
1985 $3,322 $13,647
1986 $4,195 $17,955
1987 $5,084 $21,761
1988 $5,814 $24,499
1989 $6,041 $25,625
1990 $7,192 $30,550
1991 $7,559 $31,777
1992 $8,220 $32,754
1993 $7,296 $24,390
1994 $8,000 $26,046
1995 $9,828 $30,254
1996 $10,062 $33,023
1997 $9,893 $30,324
1998 $10,408 $30,606
1999 $10,609 $30,969
2000 $10,348 $29,633
2001 $10,358 $27,259
2002 $11,251 $29,958
2003 $13,594 $37,292
2004 $15,212 $42,758
2005 $15,831 $43,379
2006 $16,654 $46,532
2007 $19,444 $53,569
2008 $22,315 $55,817
2009 $21,176 $46,708
2010 $21,947 $52,543
2011 $23,517 $60,380
2012 $22,878 $57,750
2013 $25,416 $60,844
2014 $27,425 $59,584
2015 $25,530 $51,198
2016 $26,459 $51,820
2017 $30,317 $53,301
2018 $33,382 $54,182
2019 $32,422 $51,773
2020 $31,834 $52,654
2021 $38,065 $61,175
2022 $36,224 $55,297
2023 $40,182 $55,567
2024 $42,347 $57,723

Malta vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Sweden
1950 63.5 71.1
1951 63.9 71.4
1952 64.1 71.8
1953 64.3 71.9
1954 65.1 72.4
1955 66.3 72.6
1956 66.8 72.7
1957 67.5 72.5
1958 67.8 73.2
1959 68.4 73.4
1960 68.4 73
1961 68.4 73.5
1962 69.2 73.4
1963 69.2 73.5
1964 69.3 73.7
1965 69.5 73.9
1966 69.7 74.1
1967 69.8 74.1
1968 69.9 74
1969 70.1 74.1
1970 70.4 74.7
1971 70.1 74.6
1972 70.7 74.7
1973 71.3 74.9
1974 71.9 75
1975 72.1 75
1976 72.2 75
1977 72.3 75.4
1978 72.3 75.5
1979 72.5 75.5
1980 72.3 75.7
1981 72.4 76
1982 72.8 76.3
1983 73.1 76.6
1984 73.3 76.8
1985 73.9 76.7
1986 74.5 77
1987 75.3 77.1
1988 75.9 77
1989 76.2 77.7
1990 76.2 77.6
1991 76.5 77.7
1992 76.7 78.1
1993 76.8 78.1
1994 76.9 78.7
1995 77 78.8
1996 76.3 79
1997 77.3 79.3
1998 77.8 79.4
1999 77.8 79.5
2000 77.9 79.7
2001 78.9 79.8
2002 78.5 79.9
2003 78.7 80.2
2004 79.2 80.5
2005 79.5 80.6
2006 79.6 80.8
2007 79.7 81
2008 79.7 81.1
2009 80.4 81.4
2010 81.4 81.5
2011 80.8 81.8
2012 81.1 81.7
2013 81.8 81.9
2014 82.3 82.2
2015 82.6 82.2
2016 82.7 82.3
2017 83.1 82.4
2018 82.9 82.5
2019 82.8 83.1
2020 82.3 82.4
2021 82.3 83
2022 82.2 83
2023 83.3 83.3
2024 83.5 83.4
2025 83.6 83.6

Malta and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Sweden
Year Population
Malta Sweden
1960 326,550 7,484,656
1961 325,250 7,519,998
1962 323,900 7,561,588
1963 322,550 7,604,328
1964 321,250 7,661,354
1965 318,800 7,733,853
1966 315,200 7,807,797
1967 311,550 7,867,931
1968 307,900 7,912,273
1969 304,300 7,968,072
1970 302,650 8,042,801
1971 302,700 8,098,334
1972 302,450 8,122,300
1973 302,200 8,136,312
1974 301,996 8,159,955
1975 304,222 8,192,437
1976 305,774 8,222,286
1977 306,970 8,251,540
1978 310,182 8,275,599
1979 313,342 8,293,678
1980 316,645 8,310,531
1981 318,982 8,320,503
1982 325,898 8,325,263
1983 330,524 8,329,033
1984 330,593 8,336,605
1985 336,452 8,350,386
1986 342,121 8,369,829
1987 344,485 8,397,804
1988 347,325 8,436,489
1989 350,722 8,492,964
1990 354,170 8,558,835
1991 363,845 8,617,375
1992 367,618 8,668,067
1993 371,308 8,718,561
1994 374,797 8,780,745
1995 377,419 8,826,939
1996 379,905 8,840,998
1997 382,791 8,846,062
1998 385,287 8,850,974
1999 387,578 8,857,874
2000 390,087 8,872,109
2001 393,028 8,895,960
2002 395,969 8,924,958
2003 398,582 8,958,229
2004 401,268 8,993,531
2005 403,834 9,029,572
2006 405,308 9,080,505
2007 406,724 9,148,092
2008 409,379 9,219,637
2009 412,477 9,298,515
2010 414,508 9,378,126
2011 416,268 9,449,213
2012 420,028 9,519,374
2013 424,810 9,600,379
2014 433,481 9,696,110
2015 444,220 9,799,186
2016 454,505 9,923,085
2017 467,106 10,057,698
2018 483,903 10,175,214
2019 503,912 10,278,887
2020 515,490 10,353,442
2021 518,150 10,415,811
2022 531,113 10,486,941
2023 552,747 10,536,632
2024 574,346 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Malta and Sweden

Fertility rate
Malta

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Malta Sweden
1960 3.62 2.17
1961 3.27 2.21
1962 3.24 2.25
1963 2.9 2.33
1964 2.79 2.47
1965 2.52 2.39
1966 2.33 2.37
1967 2.24 2.28
1968 2.12 2.07
1969 2.02 1.93
1970 2.03 1.92
1971 2.06 1.96
1972 2.01 1.91
1973 1.65 1.87
1974 1.64 1.87
1975 2.27 1.77
1976 2.21 1.68
1977 2.14 1.64
1978 2.05 1.6
1979 2.1 1.66
1980 1.99 1.68
1981 1.87 1.63
1982 1.9 1.62
1983 1.92 1.61
1984 1.95 1.66
1985 1.95 1.74
1986 1.93 1.8
1987 1.97 1.84
1988 2.06 1.96
1989 2.1 2.01
1990 2.02 2.13
1991 1.99 2.11
1992 2.07 2.09
1993 1.96 1.99
1994 1.84 1.88
1995 1.77 1.73
1996 1.99 1.6
1997 1.93 1.52
1998 1.84 1.5
1999 1.73 1.5
2000 1.68 1.54
2001 1.48 1.57
2002 1.45 1.65
2003 1.48 1.71
2004 1.4 1.75
2005 1.38 1.77
2006 1.36 1.85
2007 1.35 1.88
2008 1.43 1.91
2009 1.42 1.94
2010 1.36 1.98
2011 1.45 1.9
2012 1.42 1.91
2013 1.36 1.89
2014 1.38 1.88
2015 1.37 1.85
2016 1.37 1.85
2017 1.26 1.78
2018 1.23 1.76
2019 1.14 1.71
2020 1.13 1.67
2021 1.13 1.67
2022 1.08 1.53
2023 1.06 1.45

Malta and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Malta Sweden
1960 23.6 36
1961 23.8 36.2
1962 24 36.3
1963 24.2 36.3
1964 24.4 36.3
1965 24.5 36.2
1966 24.6 36
1967 24.8 35.9
1968 25 35.8
1969 25.5 35.6
1970 25.9 35.4
1971 26.3 35.3
1972 26.8 35.3
1973 27.2 35.3
1974 27.6 35.3
1975 28 35.3
1976 28.4 35.4
1977 28.7 35.5
1978 29.2 35.7
1979 29.6 36
1980 30 36.2
1981 30.3 36.5
1982 30.6 36.8
1983 30.9 37.1
1984 31.2 37.4
1985 31.4 37.6
1986 31.7 37.9
1987 32 38.1
1988 32.4 38.2
1989 32.7 38.3
1990 33 38.3
1991 33.3 38.3
1992 33.7 38.4
1993 34 38.4
1994 34.3 38.4
1995 34.7 38.5
1996 35.1 38.6
1997 35.5 38.8
1998 35.8 39
1999 36.1 39.2
2000 36.4 39.4
2001 36.7 39.5
2002 37 39.7
2003 37.4 39.8
2004 37.7 40
2005 38.1 40.2
2006 38.4 40.4
2007 38.7 40.5
2008 39 40.6
2009 39.3 40.7
2010 39.6 40.7
2011 39.9 40.8
2012 40.2 40.9
2013 40.4 40.9
2014 40.6 40.9
2015 40.6 40.9
2016 40.6 40.8
2017 40.5 40.7
2018 40.2 40.6
2019 39.9 40.5
2020 39.9 40.6
2021 40.2 40.7
2022 40.8 40.7
2023 41.4 40.9
2024 41.8 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Malta Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Sweden
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
88.3%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Malta Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Sweden
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
356,129 mi
2016

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