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Malta vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 187th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Tonga
Population
583596
103744
Population rank 167/197 183/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 120/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 28/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 30/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Malta and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Malta and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Malta

Tonga
Year GDP
Malta Tonga
1970 $250,728,796 -
1971 $264,578,485 -
1972 $295,106,628 -
1973 $345,616,106 -
1974 $376,081,124 -
1975 $474,618,321 $32,506,742
1976 $527,936,989 $30,036,417
1977 $625,563,171 $34,139,388
1978 $793,673,402 $41,567,472
1979 $1,001,288,847 $44,667,002
1980 $1,250,198,601 $53,260,077
1981 $1,243,509,394 $62,242,013
1982 $1,234,474,404 $62,068,161
1983 $1,165,729,707 $60,863,964
1984 $1,101,807,023 $64,248,355
1985 $1,117,797,439 $60,058,663
1986 $1,435,038,441 $68,195,856
1987 $1,751,293,461 $81,667,133
1988 $2,019,503,068 $106,657,267
1989 $2,118,655,677 $106,344,855
1990 $2,547,328,748 $113,563,822
1991 $2,750,216,747 $132,201,141
1992 $3,021,942,759 $137,066,291
1993 $2,709,193,538 $138,489,884
1994 $2,998,505,428 $195,990,986
1995 $3,709,360,097 $208,871,666
1996 $3,822,489,746 $222,100,576
1997 $3,787,070,704 $214,991,452
1998 $4,010,092,091 $191,504,893
1999 $4,111,891,845 $199,208,718
2000 $4,036,809,865 $204,848,488
2001 $4,070,867,153 $181,117,230
2002 $4,455,127,398 $182,764,281
2003 $5,418,315,225 $202,246,591
2004 $6,104,141,501 $230,678,011
2005 $6,393,234,965 $261,823,805
2006 $6,749,838,862 $292,232,703
2007 $7,908,412,374 $298,519,623
2008 $9,135,419,490 $344,438,844
2009 $8,734,745,632 $312,415,028
2010 $9,097,044,182 $366,887,375
2011 $9,789,361,705 $414,143,828
2012 $9,609,532,106 $471,122,971
2013 $10,796,782,634 $451,788,498
2014 $11,888,032,862 $440,997,735
2015 $11,340,795,033 $437,525,539
2016 $12,025,782,885 $420,828,255
2017 $14,161,366,733 $459,976,847
2018 $16,153,779,511 $489,714,530
2019 $16,337,793,531 $494,197,854
2020 $16,409,900,599 $496,856,304
2021 $19,723,563,355 $518,228,029
2022 $19,239,187,084 $518,180,029
2023 $22,210,718,401 $508,735,107
2024 $24,322,006,608 -

Malta and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Malta Tonga
1970 $828 -
1971 $874 -
1972 $976 -
1973 $1,144 -
1974 $1,245 -
1975 $1,560 $349
1976 $1,727 $315
1977 $2,038 $353
1978 $2,559 $428
1979 $3,196 $458
1980 $3,948 $545
1981 $3,898 $636
1982 $3,788 $633
1983 $3,527 $621
1984 $3,333 $656
1985 $3,322 $613
1986 $4,195 $696
1987 $5,084 $830
1988 $5,814 $1,078
1989 $6,041 $1,070
1990 $7,192 $1,139
1991 $7,559 $1,323
1992 $8,220 $1,370
1993 $7,296 $1,383
1994 $8,000 $1,957
1995 $9,828 $2,084
1996 $10,062 $2,215
1997 $9,893 $2,136
1998 $10,408 $1,889
1999 $10,609 $1,952
2000 $10,348 $1,995
2001 $10,358 $1,754
2002 $11,251 $1,759
2003 $13,594 $1,936
2004 $15,212 $2,195
2005 $15,831 $2,478
2006 $16,654 $2,750
2007 $19,444 $2,797
2008 $22,315 $3,218
2009 $21,176 $2,914
2010 $21,947 $3,416
2011 $23,517 $3,850
2012 $22,878 $4,384
2013 $25,416 $4,219
2014 $27,425 $4,137
2015 $25,530 $4,124
2016 $26,459 $3,988
2017 $30,317 $4,366
2018 $33,382 $4,639
2019 $32,422 $4,677
2020 $31,834 $4,700
2021 $38,065 $4,913
2022 $36,224 $4,933
2023 $40,182 $4,864
2024 $42,347 -

Malta vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Tonga
1950 63.5 48.4
1951 63.9 49.8
1952 64.1 51.2
1953 64.3 52.4
1954 65.1 53.6
1955 66.3 54.7
1956 66.8 55.7
1957 67.5 56.5
1958 67.8 57.2
1959 68.4 57.8
1960 68.4 58.3
1961 68.4 58.8
1962 69.2 59.3
1963 69.2 59.8
1964 69.3 60.3
1965 69.5 60.7
1966 69.7 61.2
1967 69.8 61.7
1968 69.9 62.2
1969 70.1 62.7
1970 70.4 63.2
1971 70.1 63.6
1972 70.7 64.1
1973 71.3 64.4
1974 71.9 64.8
1975 72.1 65.1
1976 72.2 65.4
1977 72.3 65.6
1978 72.3 65.9
1979 72.5 66
1980 72.3 66.2
1981 72.4 66.4
1982 72.8 66.3
1983 73.1 66.7
1984 73.3 66.8
1985 73.9 66.9
1986 74.5 67.1
1987 75.3 67.2
1988 75.9 67.3
1989 76.2 67.4
1990 76.2 67.5
1991 76.5 67.7
1992 76.7 67.9
1993 76.8 68.2
1994 76.9 68.4
1995 77 68.6
1996 76.3 68.8
1997 77.3 69
1998 77.8 69.2
1999 77.8 69.4
2000 77.9 69.6
2001 78.9 69.8
2002 78.5 70
2003 78.7 70.2
2004 79.2 70.4
2005 79.5 70.6
2006 79.6 70.7
2007 79.7 70.9
2008 79.7 71
2009 80.4 70.9
2010 81.4 71.3
2011 80.8 71.4
2012 81.1 71.5
2013 81.8 71.6
2014 82.3 71.7
2015 82.6 71.9
2016 82.7 72
2017 83.1 72.1
2018 82.9 72.2
2019 82.8 72.3
2020 82.3 72.4
2021 82.3 72.1
2022 82.2 72.6
2023 83.3 72.9
2024 83.5 73.1
2025 83.6 73.2

Malta and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Tonga
Year Population
Malta Tonga
1960 326,550 66,170
1961 325,250 68,037
1962 323,900 69,940
1963 322,550 71,885
1964 321,250 73,879
1965 318,800 75,924
1966 315,200 78,002
1967 311,550 79,814
1968 307,900 81,353
1969 304,300 82,885
1970 302,650 84,401
1971 302,700 85,896
1972 302,450 87,356
1973 302,200 88,805
1974 301,996 90,683
1975 304,222 93,017
1976 305,774 95,325
1977 306,970 96,725
1978 310,182 97,204
1979 313,342 97,544
1980 316,645 97,769
1981 318,982 97,909
1982 325,898 97,980
1983 330,524 97,998
1984 330,593 97,990
1985 336,452 97,984
1986 342,121 98,010
1987 344,485 98,376
1988 347,325 98,969
1989 350,722 99,403
1990 354,170 99,700
1991 363,845 99,895
1992 367,618 100,022
1993 371,308 100,103
1994 374,797 100,166
1995 377,419 100,225
1996 379,905 100,275
1997 382,791 100,674
1998 385,287 101,388
1999 387,578 102,046
2000 390,087 102,677
2001 393,028 103,288
2002 395,969 103,874
2003 398,582 104,464
2004 401,268 105,071
2005 403,834 105,671
2006 405,308 106,253
2007 406,724 106,726
2008 409,379 107,020
2009 412,477 107,203
2010 414,508 107,400
2011 416,268 107,570
2012 420,028 107,460
2013 424,810 107,078
2014 433,481 106,609
2015 444,220 106,095
2016 454,505 105,524
2017 467,106 105,356
2018 483,903 105,567
2019 503,912 105,669
2020 515,490 105,704
2021 518,150 105,490
2022 531,113 105,042
2023 552,747 104,597
2024 574,346 104,175

Fertility rates in Malta and Tonga

Fertility rate
Malta

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Malta Tonga
1960 3.62 6.65
1961 3.27 6.61
1962 3.24 6.57
1963 2.9 6.52
1964 2.79 6.46
1965 2.52 6.41
1966 2.33 6.35
1967 2.24 6.29
1968 2.12 6.23
1969 2.02 6.17
1970 2.03 6.07
1971 2.06 5.96
1972 2.01 5.86
1973 1.65 5.8
1974 1.64 5.77
1975 2.27 5.75
1976 2.21 5.73
1977 2.14 5.7
1978 2.05 5.68
1979 2.1 5.65
1980 1.99 5.6
1981 1.87 5.55
1982 1.9 5.5
1983 1.92 5.45
1984 1.95 5.41
1985 1.95 5.34
1986 1.93 5.27
1987 1.97 5.19
1988 2.06 5.1
1989 2.1 5.01
1990 2.02 4.93
1991 1.99 4.85
1992 2.07 4.79
1993 1.96 4.73
1994 1.84 4.66
1995 1.77 4.56
1996 1.99 4.46
1997 1.93 4.38
1998 1.84 4.31
1999 1.73 4.23
2000 1.68 4.16
2001 1.48 4.13
2002 1.45 4.14
2003 1.48 4.18
2004 1.4 4.19
2005 1.38 4.2
2006 1.36 4.14
2007 1.35 4.09
2008 1.43 4.01
2009 1.42 3.95
2010 1.36 3.88
2011 1.45 3.83
2012 1.42 3.77
2013 1.36 3.7
2014 1.38 3.62
2015 1.37 3.54
2016 1.37 3.46
2017 1.26 3.39
2018 1.23 3.33
2019 1.14 3.27
2020 1.13 3.23
2021 1.13 3.2
2022 1.08 3.17
2023 1.06 3.13

Malta and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Malta Tonga
1960 23.6 17.1
1961 23.8 17.1
1962 24 17.1
1963 24.2 17
1964 24.4 17
1965 24.5 17
1966 24.6 17
1967 24.8 17
1968 25 16.9
1969 25.5 16.8
1970 25.9 16.8
1971 26.3 16.7
1972 26.8 16.7
1973 27.2 16.8
1974 27.6 16.8
1975 28 16.7
1976 28.4 16.7
1977 28.7 16.8
1978 29.2 17.1
1979 29.6 17.3
1980 30 17.4
1981 30.3 17.6
1982 30.6 17.8
1983 30.9 17.9
1984 31.2 18
1985 31.4 18.1
1986 31.7 18.2
1987 32 18.3
1988 32.4 18.6
1989 32.7 18.9
1990 33 19.1
1991 33.3 19.3
1992 33.7 19.5
1993 34 19.6
1994 34.3 19.6
1995 34.7 19.6
1996 35.1 19.6
1997 35.5 19.7
1998 35.8 19.9
1999 36.1 20.1
2000 36.4 20.3
2001 36.7 20.5
2002 37 20.7
2003 37.4 20.8
2004 37.7 20.8
2005 38.1 20.8
2006 38.4 20.8
2007 38.7 20.9
2008 39 21
2009 39.3 21.1
2010 39.6 21.2
2011 39.9 21.2
2012 40.2 21.4
2013 40.4 21.6
2014 40.6 21.7
2015 40.6 21.8
2016 40.6 21.9
2017 40.5 21.9
2018 40.2 22
2019 39.9 22
2020 39.9 22.1
2021 40.2 22.1
2022 40.8 22
2023 41.4 21.9
2024 41.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Tonga
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
72
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Malta Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Tonga
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
423 mi
2011

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