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Malta vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 187th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Tunisia
Population
583596
12402051
Population rank 167/197 80/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Malta and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Malta and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Malta

Tunisia
Year GDP
Malta Tunisia
1961 - $866,155,429
1962 - $880,027,733
1963 - $1,026,737,600
1964 - $1,025,866,792
1965 - $991,047,619
1966 - $1,040,952,381
1967 - $1,085,714,286
1968 - $1,214,666,667
1969 - $1,289,904,762
1970 $250,728,796 $1,439,238,095
1971 $264,578,485 $1,685,162,272
1972 $295,106,628 $2,237,556,149
1973 $345,616,106 $2,730,813,385
1974 $376,081,124 $3,545,868,575
1975 $474,618,321 $4,328,965,588
1976 $527,936,989 $4,508,191,942
1977 $625,563,171 $5,109,324,009
1978 $793,673,402 $5,968,460,080
1979 $1,001,288,847 $7,188,863,904
1980 $1,250,198,601 $8,744,134,354
1981 $1,243,509,394 $8,428,445,294
1982 $1,234,474,404 $8,133,580,052
1983 $1,165,729,707 $8,350,582,748
1984 $1,101,807,023 $8,254,541,195
1985 $1,117,797,439 $8,410,226,053
1986 $1,435,038,441 $9,017,806,654
1987 $1,751,293,461 $9,696,715,911
1988 $2,019,503,068 $10,096,245,762
1989 $2,118,655,677 $10,101,851,745
1990 $2,547,328,748 $12,290,568,182
1991 $2,750,216,747 $13,074,782,609
1992 $3,021,942,759 $15,496,708,060
1993 $2,709,193,538 $14,608,335,608
1994 $2,998,505,428 $15,633,174,304
1995 $3,709,360,097 $18,030,876,599
1996 $3,822,489,746 $19,587,161,807
1997 $3,787,070,704 $20,746,210,354
1998 $4,010,092,091 $21,802,893,587
1999 $4,111,891,845 $22,943,202,175
2000 $4,036,809,865 $21,473,528,161
2001 $4,070,867,153 $22,065,832,449
2002 $4,455,127,398 $23,141,616,605
2003 $5,418,315,225 $27,453,902,261
2004 $6,104,141,501 $31,183,885,241
2005 $6,393,234,965 $32,272,186,695
2006 $6,749,838,862 $34,376,664,601
2007 $7,908,412,374 $38,915,353,867
2008 $9,135,419,490 $44,859,439,902
2009 $8,734,745,632 $43,455,740,497
2010 $9,097,044,182 $46,206,091,938
2011 $9,789,361,705 $48,123,325,825
2012 $9,609,532,106 $47,311,401,813
2013 $10,796,782,634 $48,685,446,414
2014 $11,888,032,862 $50,271,812,921
2015 $11,340,795,033 $45,779,494,042
2016 $12,025,782,885 $44,360,072,680
2017 $14,161,366,733 $42,163,530,591
2018 $16,153,779,511 $42,686,504,460
2019 $16,337,793,531 $41,905,642,419
2020 $16,409,900,599 $42,491,780,918
2021 $19,723,563,355 $47,073,234,359
2022 $19,239,187,084 $44,948,769,171
2023 $22,210,718,401 $48,196,281,784
2024 $24,322,006,608 $53,409,988,745

Malta and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Malta Tunisia
1961 - $200.7
1962 - $201.4
1963 - $231.9
1964 - $228.5
1965 - $217.3
1966 - $223.8
1967 - $228
1968 - $248.9
1969 - $257.7
1970 $828 $280.5
1971 $874 $320
1972 $976 $415
1973 $1,144 $493
1974 $1,245 $624
1975 $1,560 $741
1976 $1,727 $752
1977 $2,038 $830
1978 $2,559 $946
1979 $3,196 $1,113
1980 $3,948 $1,324
1981 $3,898 $1,247
1982 $3,788 $1,177
1983 $3,527 $1,184
1984 $3,333 $1,143
1985 $3,322 $1,135
1986 $4,195 $1,187
1987 $5,084 $1,245
1988 $5,814 $1,266
1989 $6,041 $1,239
1990 $7,192 $1,476
1991 $7,559 $1,538
1992 $8,220 $1,785
1993 $7,296 $1,649
1994 $8,000 $1,733
1995 $9,828 $1,968
1996 $10,062 $2,107
1997 $9,893 $2,202
1998 $10,408 $2,285
1999 $10,609 $2,376
2000 $10,348 $2,199
2001 $10,358 $2,236
2002 $11,251 $2,321
2003 $13,594 $2,726
2004 $15,212 $3,067
2005 $15,831 $3,147
2006 $16,654 $3,323
2007 $19,444 $3,727
2008 $22,315 $4,255
2009 $21,176 $4,080
2010 $21,947 $4,292
2011 $23,517 $4,421
2012 $22,878 $4,297
2013 $25,416 $4,370
2014 $27,425 $4,459
2015 $25,530 $4,015
2016 $26,459 $3,848
2017 $30,317 $3,619
2018 $33,382 $3,628
2019 $32,422 $3,529
2020 $31,834 $3,549
2021 $38,065 $3,907
2022 $36,224 $3,709
2023 $40,182 $3,950
2024 $42,347 $4,350

Malta vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Tunisia
1950 63.5 38.2
1951 63.9 38.7
1952 64.1 39.3
1953 64.3 39.7
1954 65.1 40
1955 66.3 40.8
1956 66.8 41.3
1957 67.5 42.1
1958 67.8 42.7
1959 68.4 43.4
1960 68.4 44
1961 68.4 44.3
1962 69.2 45.6
1963 69.2 46.4
1964 69.3 47.3
1965 69.5 48.2
1966 69.7 49.2
1967 69.8 50.2
1968 69.9 51.3
1969 70.1 52.3
1970 70.4 53.8
1971 70.1 54.9
1972 70.7 56.1
1973 71.3 57.1
1974 71.9 58.3
1975 72.1 59.3
1976 72.2 60.3
1977 72.3 61.3
1978 72.3 62.1
1979 72.5 62.9
1980 72.3 63.7
1981 72.4 64.4
1982 72.8 65
1983 73.1 65.7
1984 73.3 66.3
1985 73.9 66.9
1986 74.5 67.4
1987 75.3 68
1988 75.9 68.5
1989 76.2 68.8
1990 76.2 69.1
1991 76.5 69.4
1992 76.7 69.7
1993 76.8 70
1994 76.9 70.4
1995 77 70.8
1996 76.3 71.2
1997 77.3 71.7
1998 77.8 72.1
1999 77.8 72.3
2000 77.9 72.6
2001 78.9 72.8
2002 78.5 73.1
2003 78.7 73.3
2004 79.2 73.5
2005 79.5 73.7
2006 79.6 73.9
2007 79.7 74
2008 79.7 74.2
2009 80.4 74.3
2010 81.4 74.4
2011 80.8 74.5
2012 81.1 74.6
2013 81.8 74.7
2014 82.3 74.8
2015 82.6 74.9
2016 82.7 75
2017 83.1 75.2
2018 82.9 75.4
2019 82.8 75.6
2020 82.3 75
2021 82.3 72.9
2022 82.2 76.1
2023 83.3 76.5
2024 83.5 76.7
2025 83.6 76.9

Malta and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Tunisia
Year Population
Malta Tunisia
1960 326,550 4,267,288
1961 325,250 4,316,278
1962 323,900 4,369,136
1963 322,550 4,427,131
1964 321,250 4,489,869
1965 318,800 4,561,385
1966 315,200 4,652,287
1967 311,550 4,760,970
1968 307,900 4,879,899
1969 304,300 5,004,697
1970 302,650 5,131,396
1971 302,700 5,261,658
1972 302,450 5,396,557
1973 302,200 5,537,242
1974 301,996 5,684,674
1975 304,222 5,839,262
1976 305,774 5,996,994
1977 306,970 6,155,931
1978 310,182 6,309,390
1979 313,342 6,456,419
1980 316,645 6,606,195
1981 318,982 6,758,284
1982 325,898 6,908,642
1983 330,524 7,053,800
1984 330,593 7,220,044
1985 336,452 7,409,903
1986 342,121 7,600,301
1987 344,485 7,789,987
1988 347,325 7,974,440
1989 350,722 8,151,660
1990 354,170 8,324,509
1991 363,845 8,501,827
1992 367,618 8,682,512
1993 371,308 8,857,910
1994 374,797 9,018,448
1995 377,419 9,161,258
1996 379,905 9,294,432
1997 382,791 9,421,270
1998 385,287 9,541,667
1999 387,578 9,655,963
2000 390,087 9,764,935
2001 393,028 9,869,677
2002 395,969 9,971,515
2003 398,582 10,071,632
2004 401,268 10,166,163
2005 403,834 10,255,472
2006 405,308 10,346,410
2007 406,724 10,441,702
2008 409,379 10,542,635
2009 412,477 10,650,681
2010 414,508 10,765,980
2011 416,268 10,886,035
2012 420,028 11,009,647
2013 424,810 11,141,361
2014 433,481 11,274,288
2015 444,220 11,402,264
2016 454,505 11,528,674
2017 467,106 11,650,498
2018 483,903 11,765,514
2019 503,912 11,875,081
2020 515,490 11,974,057
2021 518,150 12,048,622
2022 531,113 12,119,334
2023 552,747 12,200,431
2024 574,346 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Malta and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Malta

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Malta Tunisia
1960 3.62 7.16
1961 3.27 7.16
1962 3.24 7.17
1963 2.9 7.17
1964 2.79 7.17
1965 2.52 7.11
1966 2.33 7.06
1967 2.24 6.95
1968 2.12 6.81
1969 2.02 6.62
1970 2.03 6.43
1971 2.06 6.29
1972 2.01 6.19
1973 1.65 6.12
1974 1.64 6.05
1975 2.27 5.97
1976 2.21 5.87
1977 2.14 5.68
1978 2.05 5.4
1979 2.1 5.18
1980 1.99 5.03
1981 1.87 5.02
1982 1.9 4.89
1983 1.92 4.77
1984 1.95 4.66
1985 1.95 4.52
1986 1.93 4.36
1987 1.97 4.1
1988 2.06 3.83
1989 2.1 3.57
1990 2.02 3.44
1991 1.99 3.31
1992 2.07 3.19
1993 1.96 3.06
1994 1.84 2.87
1995 1.77 2.67
1996 1.99 2.49
1997 1.93 2.34
1998 1.84 2.2
1999 1.73 2.08
2000 1.68 2.03
2001 1.48 1.98
2002 1.45 1.94
2003 1.48 1.96
2004 1.4 1.95
2005 1.38 1.95
2006 1.36 1.95
2007 1.35 1.96
2008 1.43 1.98
2009 1.42 2
2010 1.36 2.08
2011 1.45 2.19
2012 1.42 2.28
2013 1.36 2.31
2014 1.38 2.32
2015 1.37 2.31
2016 1.37 2.28
2017 1.26 2.21
2018 1.23 2.13
2019 1.14 2.1
2020 1.13 2
2021 1.13 1.8
2022 1.08 1.85
2023 1.06 1.83

Malta and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Malta Tunisia
1960 23.6 18.4
1961 23.8 18.3
1962 24 18.2
1963 24.2 18.1
1964 24.4 18
1965 24.5 17.9
1966 24.6 17.8
1967 24.8 17.7
1968 25 17.6
1969 25.5 17.5
1970 25.9 17.6
1971 26.3 17.6
1972 26.8 17.6
1973 27.2 17.7
1974 27.6 17.8
1975 28 17.8
1976 28.4 17.9
1977 28.7 18
1978 29.2 18.1
1979 29.6 18.3
1980 30 18.5
1981 30.3 18.7
1982 30.6 19
1983 30.9 19.2
1984 31.2 19.5
1985 31.4 19.7
1986 31.7 19.9
1987 32 20.2
1988 32.4 20.4
1989 32.7 20.7
1990 33 21
1991 33.3 21.2
1992 33.7 21.5
1993 34 21.8
1994 34.3 22.1
1995 34.7 22.5
1996 35.1 22.9
1997 35.5 23.2
1998 35.8 23.6
1999 36.1 24
2000 36.4 24.4
2001 36.7 24.8
2002 37 25.3
2003 37.4 25.7
2004 37.7 26.2
2005 38.1 26.7
2006 38.4 27.2
2007 38.7 27.6
2008 39 28.1
2009 39.3 28.5
2010 39.6 28.9
2011 39.9 29.2
2012 40.2 29.5
2013 40.4 29.8
2014 40.6 30.1
2015 40.6 30.4
2016 40.6 30.8
2017 40.5 31.1
2018 40.2 31.4
2019 39.9 31.7
2020 39.9 32
2021 40.2 32.4
2022 40.8 32.8
2023 41.4 33.2
2024 41.8 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
37.8%
2024

Energy

Malta Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Tunisia
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
86.3%
2023
English speaking
88.3%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Malta Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.29
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Tunisia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
12,272 mi
2023

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