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Malta vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 187th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Thailand
Population
583596
71619867
Population rank 167/197 21/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Malta and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Malta and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Malta

Thailand
Year GDP
Malta Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 $250,728,796 $7,086,538,438
1971 $264,578,485 $7,375,000,024
1972 $295,106,628 $8,177,873,151
1973 $345,616,106 $10,838,587,358
1974 $376,081,124 $13,702,998,512
1975 $474,618,321 $14,882,770,594
1976 $527,936,989 $16,985,208,648
1977 $625,563,171 $19,779,312,261
1978 $793,673,402 $24,006,566,637
1979 $1,001,288,847 $27,371,650,825
1980 $1,250,198,601 $32,353,514,989
1981 $1,243,509,394 $34,846,039,194
1982 $1,234,474,404 $36,589,772,404
1983 $1,165,729,707 $40,042,798,388
1984 $1,101,807,023 $41,797,647,776
1985 $1,117,797,439 $38,900,711,333
1986 $1,435,038,441 $43,096,773,981
1987 $1,751,293,461 $50,535,446,555
1988 $2,019,503,068 $61,667,253,471
1989 $2,118,655,677 $72,250,748,100
1990 $2,547,328,748 $85,343,190,719
1991 $2,750,216,747 $98,234,714,971
1992 $3,021,942,759 $111,452,746,518
1993 $2,709,193,538 $128,889,262,951
1994 $2,998,505,428 $146,683,778,959
1995 $3,709,360,097 $169,278,916,593
1996 $3,822,489,746 $183,035,237,429
1997 $3,787,070,704 $150,180,456,566
1998 $4,010,092,091 $113,675,596,788
1999 $4,111,891,845 $126,669,211,779
2000 $4,036,809,865 $126,392,224,254
2001 $4,070,867,153 $120,296,476,180
2002 $4,455,127,398 $134,300,904,400
2003 $5,418,315,225 $152,280,615,246
2004 $6,104,141,501 $172,895,685,155
2005 $6,393,234,965 $189,318,408,469
2006 $6,749,838,862 $221,758,296,022
2007 $7,908,412,374 $262,942,621,455
2008 $9,135,419,490 $291,382,982,431
2009 $8,734,745,632 $281,710,630,187
2010 $9,097,044,182 $341,104,766,329
2011 $9,789,361,705 $370,818,739,624
2012 $9,609,532,106 $397,558,325,279
2013 $10,796,782,634 $420,333,654,593
2014 $11,888,032,862 $407,339,040,198
2015 $11,340,795,033 $401,296,238,228
2016 $12,025,782,885 $413,366,349,748
2017 $14,161,366,733 $456,356,813,537
2018 $16,153,779,511 $506,754,208,404
2019 $16,337,793,531 $543,976,691,794
2020 $16,409,900,599 $500,461,898,480
2021 $19,723,563,355 $506,194,668,790
2022 $19,239,187,084 $495,644,697,588
2023 $22,210,718,401 $515,906,283,941
2024 $24,322,006,608 $526,411,265,428

Malta and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Malta Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 $828 $197.1
1971 $874 $199.7
1972 $976 $215.6
1973 $1,144 $278.3
1974 $1,245 $343
1975 $1,560 $364
1976 $1,727 $405
1977 $2,038 $462
1978 $2,559 $548
1979 $3,196 $612
1980 $3,948 $709
1981 $3,898 $748
1982 $3,788 $770
1983 $3,527 $827
1984 $3,333 $847
1985 $3,322 $774
1986 $4,195 $842
1987 $5,084 $970
1988 $5,814 $1,164
1989 $6,041 $1,342
1990 $7,192 $1,559
1991 $7,559 $1,766
1992 $8,220 $1,972
1993 $7,296 $2,245
1994 $8,000 $2,518
1995 $9,828 $2,864
1996 $10,062 $3,055
1997 $9,893 $2,473
1998 $10,408 $1,848
1999 $10,609 $2,033
2000 $10,348 $2,006
2001 $10,358 $1,890
2002 $11,251 $2,090
2003 $13,594 $2,348
2004 $15,212 $2,642
2005 $15,831 $2,868
2006 $16,654 $3,331
2007 $19,444 $3,919
2008 $22,315 $4,309
2009 $21,176 $4,135
2010 $21,947 $4,974
2011 $23,517 $5,374
2012 $22,878 $5,726
2013 $25,416 $6,018
2014 $27,425 $5,801
2015 $25,530 $5,689
2016 $26,459 $5,834
2017 $30,317 $6,413
2018 $33,382 $7,100
2019 $32,422 $7,606
2020 $31,834 $6,986
2021 $38,065 $7,057
2022 $36,224 $6,909
2023 $40,182 $7,195
2024 $42,347 $7,345

Malta vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Thailand
1950 63.5 45.2
1951 63.9 45.9
1952 64.1 46.5
1953 64.3 47.1
1954 65.1 47.6
1955 66.3 48.1
1956 66.8 48.6
1957 67.5 49.1
1958 67.8 49.5
1959 68.4 50.1
1960 68.4 50.6
1961 68.4 51.1
1962 69.2 51.4
1963 69.2 52
1964 69.3 52.5
1965 69.5 53.1
1966 69.7 53.7
1967 69.8 54.3
1968 69.9 55
1969 70.1 55.7
1970 70.4 56.5
1971 70.1 57.1
1972 70.7 57.7
1973 71.3 58.3
1974 71.9 59
1975 72.1 59.7
1976 72.2 60.4
1977 72.3 60.9
1978 72.3 61.3
1979 72.5 61.7
1980 72.3 62.2
1981 72.4 62.9
1982 72.8 63.6
1983 73.1 64.5
1984 73.3 65.5
1985 73.9 66.5
1986 74.5 67.3
1987 75.3 67.8
1988 75.9 68.2
1989 76.2 68.6
1990 76.2 68.9
1991 76.5 69.1
1992 76.7 69.4
1993 76.8 69.6
1994 76.9 69.7
1995 77 69.8
1996 76.3 69.9
1997 77.3 70.4
1998 77.8 70.7
1999 77.8 71
2000 77.9 71.2
2001 78.9 71.5
2002 78.5 71.8
2003 78.7 72.1
2004 79.2 72.1
2005 79.5 72.9
2006 79.6 73.3
2007 79.7 73.8
2008 79.7 74.2
2009 80.4 74.7
2010 81.4 75
2011 80.8 75.3
2012 81.1 75.6
2013 81.8 76
2014 82.3 76.3
2015 82.6 76.6
2016 82.7 76.8
2017 83.1 77
2018 82.9 77.2
2019 82.8 77.2
2020 82.3 77.3
2021 82.3 77.6
2022 82.2 75.3
2023 83.3 76.4
2024 83.5 76.6
2025 83.6 76.8

Malta and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Thailand
Year Population
Malta Thailand
1960 326,550 26,851,747
1961 325,250 27,650,334
1962 323,900 28,481,040
1963 322,550 29,342,322
1964 321,250 30,232,141
1965 318,800 31,149,337
1966 315,200 32,086,071
1967 311,550 33,037,801
1968 307,900 34,002,560
1969 304,300 34,973,782
1970 302,650 35,954,408
1971 302,700 36,937,387
1972 302,450 37,933,929
1973 302,200 38,947,787
1974 301,996 39,952,891
1975 304,222 40,940,005
1976 305,774 41,896,504
1977 306,970 42,843,974
1978 310,182 43,788,976
1979 313,342 44,718,434
1980 316,645 45,650,022
1981 318,982 46,575,855
1982 325,898 47,494,577
1983 330,524 48,423,309
1984 330,593 49,351,708
1985 336,452 50,270,753
1986 342,121 51,177,834
1987 344,485 52,074,105
1988 347,325 52,969,595
1989 350,722 53,848,956
1990 354,170 54,738,329
1991 363,845 55,637,434
1992 367,618 56,528,834
1993 371,308 57,408,198
1994 374,797 58,260,854
1995 377,419 59,098,232
1996 379,905 59,920,064
1997 382,791 60,724,584
1998 385,287 61,522,630
1999 387,578 62,299,043
2000 390,087 63,007,815
2001 393,028 63,651,141
2002 395,969 64,266,437
2003 398,582 64,868,166
2004 401,268 65,452,047
2005 403,834 66,017,420
2006 405,308 66,567,687
2007 406,724 67,102,394
2008 409,379 67,619,830
2009 412,477 68,121,080
2010 414,508 68,579,447
2011 416,268 69,007,208
2012 420,028 69,436,098
2013 424,810 69,845,114
2014 433,481 70,216,367
2015 444,220 70,540,795
2016 454,505 70,859,841
2017 467,106 71,160,187
2018 483,903 71,376,079
2019 503,912 71,522,271
2020 515,490 71,641,484
2021 518,150 71,727,332
2022 531,113 71,735,329
2023 552,747 71,702,435
2024 574,346 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Malta and Thailand

Fertility rate
Malta

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Malta Thailand
1960 3.62 6.33
1961 3.27 6.32
1962 3.24 6.33
1963 2.9 6.34
1964 2.79 6.31
1965 2.52 6.26
1966 2.33 6.18
1967 2.24 6.08
1968 2.12 5.93
1969 2.02 5.7
1970 2.03 5.45
1971 2.06 5.25
1972 2.01 5.08
1973 1.65 4.85
1974 1.64 4.6
1975 2.27 4.36
1976 2.21 4.12
1977 2.14 3.87
1978 2.05 3.62
1979 2.1 3.45
1980 1.99 3.29
1981 1.87 3.13
1982 1.9 2.94
1983 1.92 2.76
1984 1.95 2.58
1985 1.95 2.45
1986 1.93 2.36
1987 1.97 2.26
1988 2.06 2.17
1989 2.1 2.14
1990 2.02 2.07
1991 1.99 2.04
1992 2.07 2.01
1993 1.96 1.97
1994 1.84 1.93
1995 1.77 1.89
1996 1.99 1.87
1997 1.93 1.85
1998 1.84 1.82
1999 1.73 1.77
2000 1.68 1.73
2001 1.48 1.71
2002 1.45 1.69
2003 1.48 1.67
2004 1.4 1.67
2005 1.38 1.64
2006 1.36 1.63
2007 1.35 1.62
2008 1.43 1.59
2009 1.42 1.57
2010 1.36 1.56
2011 1.45 1.57
2012 1.42 1.56
2013 1.36 1.53
2014 1.38 1.48
2015 1.37 1.45
2016 1.37 1.4
2017 1.26 1.36
2018 1.23 1.32
2019 1.14 1.29
2020 1.13 1.26
2021 1.13 1.23
2022 1.08 1.22
2023 1.06 1.21

Malta and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Malta Thailand
1960 23.6 18
1961 23.8 17.9
1962 24 17.7
1963 24.2 17.6
1964 24.4 17.5
1965 24.5 17.4
1966 24.6 17.3
1967 24.8 17.3
1968 25 17.3
1969 25.5 17.4
1970 25.9 17.5
1971 26.3 17.6
1972 26.8 17.8
1973 27.2 18
1974 27.6 18.2
1975 28 18.4
1976 28.4 18.7
1977 28.7 18.9
1978 29.2 19.2
1979 29.6 19.5
1980 30 19.9
1981 30.3 20.2
1982 30.6 20.6
1983 30.9 21
1984 31.2 21.5
1985 31.4 21.9
1986 31.7 22.4
1987 32 22.8
1988 32.4 23.3
1989 32.7 23.7
1990 33 24.3
1991 33.3 24.8
1992 33.7 25.4
1993 34 26
1994 34.3 26.6
1995 34.7 27.2
1996 35.1 27.7
1997 35.5 28.3
1998 35.8 28.9
1999 36.1 29.5
2000 36.4 30
2001 36.7 30.5
2002 37 30.9
2003 37.4 31.3
2004 37.7 31.7
2005 38.1 32.2
2006 38.4 32.6
2007 38.7 33.1
2008 39 33.6
2009 39.3 34
2010 39.6 34.5
2011 39.9 35
2012 40.2 35.4
2013 40.4 35.9
2014 40.6 36.3
2015 40.6 36.8
2016 40.6 37.3
2017 40.5 37.7
2018 40.2 38.2
2019 39.9 38.7
2020 39.9 39.2
2021 40.2 39.7
2022 40.8 40.2
2023 41.4 40.7
2024 41.8 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Malta Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Thailand
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
88.3%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Malta Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Thailand
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
436,817 mi
2020

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