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Malta vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 187th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Switzerland
Population
583596
9112950
Population rank 167/197 100/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Malta and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Malta and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Malta

Switzerland
Year GDP
Malta Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 $250,728,796 $24,998,066,773
1971 $264,578,485 $30,040,171,751
1972 $295,106,628 $36,844,318,854
1973 $345,616,106 $49,550,006,320
1974 $376,081,124 $57,103,011,446
1975 $474,618,321 $65,466,081,819
1976 $527,936,989 $68,476,524,644
1977 $625,563,171 $73,135,771,167
1978 $793,673,402 $102,280,472,036
1979 $1,001,288,847 $114,970,094,425
1980 $1,250,198,601 $122,557,843,886
1981 $1,243,509,394 $112,244,805,519
1982 $1,234,474,404 $115,043,365,512
1983 $1,165,729,707 $114,634,358,535
1984 $1,101,807,023 $109,455,312,168
1985 $1,117,797,439 $110,980,314,192
1986 $1,435,038,441 $159,089,921,063
1987 $1,751,293,461 $199,236,370,038
1988 $2,019,503,068 $215,540,625,299
1989 $2,118,655,677 $208,105,846,934
1990 $2,547,328,748 $265,763,573,999
1991 $2,750,216,747 $268,901,693,863
1992 $3,021,942,759 $279,921,425,828
1993 $2,709,193,538 $272,237,527,071
1994 $2,998,505,428 $301,375,055,202
1995 $3,709,360,097 $352,835,806,342
1996 $3,822,489,746 $340,103,959,547
1997 $3,787,070,704 $294,788,198,856
1998 $4,010,092,091 $303,459,014,347
1999 $4,111,891,845 $297,873,643,323
2000 $4,036,809,865 $279,216,033,870
2001 $4,070,867,153 $286,582,672,434
2002 $4,455,127,398 $309,301,422,430
2003 $5,418,315,225 $362,075,086,508
2004 $6,104,141,501 $403,912,891,033
2005 $6,393,234,965 $418,284,865,885
2006 $6,749,838,862 $441,634,672,197
2007 $7,908,412,374 $490,740,715,595
2008 $9,135,419,490 $567,267,767,519
2009 $8,734,745,632 $554,212,916,092
2010 $9,097,044,182 $598,851,027,948
2011 $9,789,361,705 $715,888,126,682
2012 $9,609,532,106 $686,420,221,558
2013 $10,796,782,634 $706,234,937,371
2014 $11,888,032,862 $726,537,809,430
2015 $11,340,795,033 $694,118,186,380
2016 $12,025,782,885 $687,895,460,903
2017 $14,161,366,733 $695,200,834,102
2018 $16,153,779,511 $725,568,717,468
2019 $16,337,793,531 $721,369,112,727
2020 $16,409,900,599 $741,999,406,006
2021 $19,723,563,355 $815,309,330,987
2022 $19,239,187,084 $828,508,926,958
2023 $22,210,718,401 $894,424,821,645
2024 $24,322,006,608 $936,564,198,049

Malta and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Malta Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 $828 $4,044
1971 $874 $4,835
1972 $976 $5,885
1973 $1,144 $7,856
1974 $1,245 $9,005
1975 $1,560 $10,328
1976 $1,727 $10,865
1977 $2,038 $11,644
1978 $2,559 $16,282
1979 $3,196 $18,266
1980 $3,948 $19,394
1981 $3,898 $17,665
1982 $3,788 $18,000
1983 $3,527 $17,859
1984 $3,333 $16,991
1985 $3,322 $17,152
1986 $4,195 $24,460
1987 $5,084 $30,441
1988 $5,814 $32,690
1989 $6,041 $31,309
1990 $7,192 $39,575
1991 $7,559 $39,544
1992 $8,220 $40,714
1993 $7,296 $39,237
1994 $8,000 $43,092
1995 $9,828 $50,114
1996 $10,062 $48,093
1997 $9,893 $41,584
1998 $10,408 $42,681
1999 $10,609 $41,696
2000 $10,348 $38,865
2001 $10,358 $39,639
2002 $11,251 $42,459
2003 $13,594 $49,336
2004 $15,212 $54,659
2005 $15,831 $56,243
2006 $16,654 $59,011
2007 $19,444 $64,989
2008 $22,315 $74,175
2009 $21,176 $71,568
2010 $21,947 $76,531
2011 $23,517 $90,477
2012 $22,878 $85,836
2013 $25,416 $87,304
2014 $27,425 $88,725
2015 $25,530 $83,806
2016 $26,459 $82,153
2017 $30,317 $82,254
2018 $33,382 $85,217
2019 $32,422 $84,122
2020 $31,834 $85,898
2021 $38,065 $93,665
2022 $36,224 $94,395
2023 $40,182 $100,632
2024 $42,347 $103,670

Malta vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Switzerland
1950 63.5 68.9
1951 63.9 68.7
1952 64.1 69.6
1953 64.3 69.5
1954 65.1 70
1955 66.3 70.1
1956 66.8 70.2
1957 67.5 70.5
1958 67.8 71.3
1959 68.4 71.5
1960 68.4 71.4
1961 68.4 71.7
1962 69.2 71.3
1963 69.2 71.3
1964 69.3 72.2
1965 69.5 72.3
1966 69.7 72.4
1967 69.8 72.7
1968 69.9 72.7
1969 70.1 72.7
1970 70.4 73.1
1971 70.1 73.2
1972 70.7 73.8
1973 71.3 74.1
1974 71.9 74.4
1975 72.1 74.8
1976 72.2 74.9
1977 72.3 75.4
1978 72.3 75.3
1979 72.5 75.6
1980 72.3 75.6
1981 72.4 75.8
1982 72.8 76.2
1983 73.1 76.2
1984 73.3 76.8
1985 73.9 76.9
1986 74.5 77
1987 75.3 77.3
1988 75.9 77.4
1989 76.2 77.6
1990 76.2 77.4
1991 76.5 77.6
1992 76.7 77.9
1993 76.8 78.2
1994 76.9 78.5
1995 77 78.6
1996 76.3 79
1997 77.3 79.2
1998 77.8 79.5
1999 77.8 79.7
2000 77.9 79.8
2001 78.9 80.3
2002 78.5 80.4
2003 78.7 80.5
2004 79.2 81.1
2005 79.5 81.2
2006 79.6 81.5
2007 79.7 81.7
2008 79.7 82
2009 80.4 82
2010 81.4 82.3
2011 80.8 82.6
2012 81.1 82.6
2013 81.8 82.7
2014 82.3 83.1
2015 82.6 82.8
2016 82.7 83.4
2017 83.1 83.4
2018 82.9 83.6
2019 82.8 83.8
2020 82.3 83.1
2021 82.3 83.6
2022 82.2 83.2
2023 83.3 84
2024 83.5 84.1
2025 83.6 84.2

Malta and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Switzerland
Year Population
Malta Switzerland
1960 326,550 5,327,827
1961 325,250 5,434,294
1962 323,900 5,573,815
1963 322,550 5,694,247
1964 321,250 5,789,228
1965 318,800 5,856,472
1966 315,200 5,918,002
1967 311,550 5,991,785
1968 307,900 6,067,714
1969 304,300 6,136,387
1970 302,650 6,180,877
1971 302,700 6,213,399
1972 302,450 6,260,956
1973 302,200 6,307,347
1974 301,996 6,341,405
1975 304,222 6,338,632
1976 305,774 6,302,504
1977 306,970 6,281,174
1978 310,182 6,281,738
1979 313,342 6,294,365
1980 316,645 6,319,408
1981 318,982 6,354,074
1982 325,898 6,391,309
1983 330,524 6,418,773
1984 330,593 6,441,865
1985 336,452 6,470,365
1986 342,121 6,504,124
1987 344,485 6,545,106
1988 347,325 6,593,386
1989 350,722 6,646,912
1990 354,170 6,715,519
1991 363,845 6,799,978
1992 367,618 6,875,364
1993 371,308 6,938,265
1994 374,797 6,993,795
1995 377,419 7,040,687
1996 379,905 7,071,850
1997 382,791 7,088,906
1998 385,287 7,110,001
1999 387,578 7,143,991
2000 390,087 7,184,250
2001 393,028 7,229,854
2002 395,969 7,284,753
2003 398,582 7,339,001
2004 401,268 7,389,625
2005 403,834 7,437,115
2006 405,308 7,483,934
2007 406,724 7,551,117
2008 409,379 7,647,675
2009 412,477 7,743,831
2010 414,508 7,824,909
2011 416,268 7,912,398
2012 420,028 7,996,861
2013 424,810 8,089,346
2014 433,481 8,188,649
2015 444,220 8,282,396
2016 454,505 8,373,338
2017 467,106 8,451,840
2018 483,903 8,514,329
2019 503,912 8,575,280
2020 515,490 8,638,167
2021 518,150 8,704,546
2022 531,113 8,777,088
2023 552,747 8,888,093
2024 574,346 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Malta and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Malta

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Malta Switzerland
1960 3.62 2.44
1961 3.27 2.52
1962 3.24 2.58
1963 2.9 2.65
1964 2.79 2.66
1965 2.52 2.59
1966 2.33 2.5
1967 2.24 2.39
1968 2.12 2.29
1969 2.02 2.19
1970 2.03 2.1
1971 2.06 2.04
1972 2.01 1.91
1973 1.65 1.81
1974 1.64 1.73
1975 2.27 1.61
1976 2.21 1.55
1977 2.14 1.53
1978 2.05 1.51
1979 2.1 1.52
1980 1.99 1.55
1981 1.87 1.55
1982 1.9 1.56
1983 1.92 1.52
1984 1.95 1.53
1985 1.95 1.52
1986 1.93 1.53
1987 1.97 1.52
1988 2.06 1.57
1989 2.1 1.56
1990 2.02 1.58
1991 1.99 1.58
1992 2.07 1.58
1993 1.96 1.51
1994 1.84 1.49
1995 1.77 1.48
1996 1.99 1.5
1997 1.93 1.48
1998 1.84 1.47
1999 1.73 1.48
2000 1.68 1.5
2001 1.48 1.38
2002 1.45 1.39
2003 1.48 1.39
2004 1.4 1.42
2005 1.38 1.42
2006 1.36 1.44
2007 1.35 1.46
2008 1.43 1.48
2009 1.42 1.5
2010 1.36 1.52
2011 1.45 1.52
2012 1.42 1.52
2013 1.36 1.52
2014 1.38 1.54
2015 1.37 1.54
2016 1.37 1.54
2017 1.26 1.52
2018 1.23 1.52
2019 1.14 1.48
2020 1.13 1.46
2021 1.13 1.52
2022 1.08 1.39
2023 1.06 1.33

Malta and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Malta Switzerland
1960 23.6 32.6
1961 23.8 32.4
1962 24 32
1963 24.2 31.7
1964 24.4 31.5
1965 24.5 31.6
1966 24.6 31.6
1967 24.8 31.6
1968 25 31.7
1969 25.5 31.7
1970 25.9 32
1971 26.3 32.2
1972 26.8 32.3
1973 27.2 32.5
1974 27.6 32.7
1975 28 33.1
1976 28.4 33.5
1977 28.7 33.8
1978 29.2 34.2
1979 29.6 34.5
1980 30 34.8
1981 30.3 35
1982 30.6 35.3
1983 30.9 35.6
1984 31.2 35.9
1985 31.4 36.1
1986 31.7 36.3
1987 32 36.5
1988 32.4 36.7
1989 32.7 36.8
1990 33 36.9
1991 33.3 36.9
1992 33.7 36.9
1993 34 37
1994 34.3 37.1
1995 34.7 37.3
1996 35.1 37.6
1997 35.5 37.9
1998 35.8 38.2
1999 36.1 38.4
2000 36.4 38.7
2001 36.7 39
2002 37 39.3
2003 37.4 39.6
2004 37.7 39.9
2005 38.1 40.3
2006 38.4 40.6
2007 38.7 40.9
2008 39 41.1
2009 39.3 41.3
2010 39.6 41.5
2011 39.9 41.6
2012 40.2 41.8
2013 40.4 42
2014 40.6 42.1
2015 40.6 42.2
2016 40.6 42.3
2017 40.5 42.4
2018 40.2 42.5
2019 39.9 42.6
2020 39.9 42.7
2021 40.2 42.8
2022 40.8 43
2023 41.4 43.4
2024 41.8 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Malta Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Switzerland
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
88.3%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Malta Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Switzerland
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
52,266 mi
2021

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