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Malta vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 187th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Malta UAE
Population
583596
11372700
Population rank 167/197 86/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Malta and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Malta and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Malta UAE
1970 $250,728,796 $685,986,701
1971 $264,578,485 $939,893,600
1972 $295,106,628 $1,415,086,929
1973 $345,616,106 $4,231,243,616
1974 $376,081,124 $11,651,505,689
1975 $474,618,321 $14,720,728,249
1976 $527,936,989 $19,213,158,779
1977 $625,563,171 $24,871,775,165
1978 $793,673,402 $23,775,764,225
1979 $1,001,288,847 $31,225,659,621
1980 $1,250,198,601 $43,599,160,050
1981 $1,243,509,394 $49,333,424,135
1982 $1,234,474,404 $46,622,718,605
1983 $1,165,729,707 $42,803,323,345
1984 $1,101,807,023 $41,807,954,236
1985 $1,117,797,439 $40,603,650,232
1986 $1,435,038,441 $33,943,612,095
1987 $1,751,293,461 $36,384,908,744
1988 $2,019,503,068 $36,275,674,203
1989 $2,118,655,677 $41,464,995,914
1990 $2,547,328,748 $50,701,443,748
1991 $2,750,216,747 $51,552,165,622
1992 $3,021,942,759 $54,239,171,888
1993 $2,709,193,538 $55,625,170,253
1994 $2,998,505,428 $59,305,093,980
1995 $3,709,360,097 $65,743,666,576
1996 $3,822,489,746 $73,571,233,996
1997 $3,787,070,704 $78,839,008,445
1998 $4,010,092,091 $75,674,336,283
1999 $4,111,891,845 $84,445,473,111
2000 $4,036,809,865 $104,337,372,362
2001 $4,070,867,153 $103,311,640,572
2002 $4,455,127,398 $109,816,201,498
2003 $5,418,315,225 $124,346,358,067
2004 $6,104,141,501 $147,824,370,320
2005 $6,393,234,965 $180,617,467,965
2006 $6,749,838,862 $222,116,541,865
2007 $7,908,412,374 $257,916,133,424
2008 $9,135,419,490 $315,474,615,739
2009 $8,734,745,632 $253,547,358,747
2010 $9,097,044,182 $300,189,052,689
2011 $9,789,361,705 $360,832,739,551
2012 $9,609,532,106 $384,610,125,391
2013 $10,796,782,634 $400,218,529,748
2014 $11,888,032,862 $414,105,366,753
2015 $11,340,795,033 $370,275,469,571
2016 $12,025,782,885 $369,255,326,236
2017 $14,161,366,733 $390,516,804,030
2018 $16,153,779,511 $427,049,432,158
2019 $16,337,793,531 $417,989,721,743
2020 $16,409,900,599 $349,473,015,330
2021 $19,723,563,355 $415,178,792,757
2022 $19,239,187,084 $502,731,935,194
2023 $22,210,718,401 $514,130,432,648
2024 $24,322,006,608 $537,078,829,135

Malta and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Malta UAE
1970 $828 $2,394
1971 $874 $2,805
1972 $976 $3,675
1973 $1,144 $9,696
1974 $1,245 $23,823
1975 $1,560 $27,117
1976 $1,727 $31,197
1977 $2,038 $35,020
1978 $2,559 $29,379
1979 $3,196 $34,238
1980 $3,948 $42,925
1981 $3,898 $44,854
1982 $3,788 $39,972
1983 $3,527 $34,650
1984 $3,333 $32,012
1985 $3,322 $29,468
1986 $4,195 $23,132
1987 $5,084 $23,113
1988 $5,814 $21,570
1989 $6,041 $23,167
1990 $7,192 $26,710
1991 $7,559 $25,691
1992 $8,220 $25,648
1993 $7,296 $25,033
1994 $8,000 $25,473
1995 $9,828 $27,003
1996 $10,062 $28,323
1997 $9,893 $27,983
1998 $10,408 $24,889
1999 $10,609 $25,856
2000 $10,348 $29,866
2001 $10,358 $27,745
2002 $11,251 $27,754
2003 $13,594 $29,660
2004 $15,212 $33,377
2005 $15,831 $38,719
2006 $16,654 $44,343
2007 $19,444 $45,855
2008 $22,315 $50,054
2009 $21,176 $37,803
2010 $21,947 $43,697
2011 $23,517 $50,789
2012 $22,878 $52,034
2013 $25,416 $52,024
2014 $27,425 $51,381
2015 $25,530 $43,535
2016 $26,459 $41,326
2017 $30,317 $42,341
2018 $33,382 $45,690
2019 $32,422 $44,251
2020 $31,834 $37,174
2021 $38,065 $43,360
2022 $36,224 $49,899
2023 $40,182 $49,041
2024 $42,347 $49,378

Malta vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta UAE
1950 63.5 42.1
1951 63.9 42.9
1952 64.1 43.6
1953 64.3 44.4
1954 65.1 45.2
1955 66.3 46
1956 66.8 46.9
1957 67.5 47.8
1958 67.8 48.8
1959 68.4 49.7
1960 68.4 50.7
1961 68.4 51.6
1962 69.2 52.5
1963 69.2 53.5
1964 69.3 54.5
1965 69.5 55.5
1966 69.7 56.6
1967 69.8 57.6
1968 69.9 58.7
1969 70.1 59.8
1970 70.4 60.8
1971 70.1 61.8
1972 70.7 62.7
1973 71.3 63.5
1974 71.9 64.4
1975 72.1 65.1
1976 72.2 65.8
1977 72.3 66.5
1978 72.3 67.1
1979 72.5 67.6
1980 72.3 68.2
1981 72.4 68.6
1982 72.8 69.1
1983 73.1 69.4
1984 73.3 69.8
1985 73.9 70.1
1986 74.5 70.4
1987 75.3 70.6
1988 75.9 70.8
1989 76.2 71
1990 76.2 71.1
1991 76.5 71.1
1992 76.7 71.2
1993 76.8 71.2
1994 76.9 71.2
1995 77 71.4
1996 76.3 71.8
1997 77.3 72.6
1998 77.8 73.7
1999 77.8 75
2000 77.9 76.3
2001 78.9 77.6
2002 78.5 78.7
2003 78.7 79.6
2004 79.2 80.3
2005 79.5 80.8
2006 79.6 81.2
2007 79.7 81.4
2008 79.7 81.6
2009 80.4 81.7
2010 81.4 81.9
2011 80.8 81.9
2012 81.1 81.9
2013 81.8 82
2014 82.3 82
2015 82.6 82.1
2016 82.7 82.2
2017 83.1 82.4
2018 82.9 82.4
2019 82.8 82.6
2020 82.3 81.9
2021 82.3 79.1
2022 82.2 80.5
2023 83.3 82.9
2024 83.5 83.1
2025 83.6 83.2

Malta and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Malta UAE
1960 326,550 131,334
1961 325,250 137,989
1962 323,900 144,946
1963 322,550 152,211
1964 321,250 159,692
1965 318,800 167,103
1966 315,200 173,976
1967 311,550 179,700
1968 307,900 199,416
1969 304,300 239,660
1970 302,650 286,536
1971 302,700 335,027
1972 302,450 385,014
1973 302,200 436,399
1974 301,996 489,087
1975 304,222 542,856
1976 305,774 615,866
1977 306,970 710,209
1978 310,182 809,274
1979 313,342 912,010
1980 316,645 1,015,700
1981 318,982 1,099,855
1982 325,898 1,166,370
1983 330,524 1,235,305
1984 330,593 1,305,996
1985 336,452 1,377,911
1986 342,121 1,467,383
1987 344,485 1,574,244
1988 347,325 1,681,788
1989 350,722 1,789,851
1990 354,170 1,898,220
1991 363,845 2,006,626
1992 367,618 2,114,730
1993 371,308 2,222,093
1994 374,797 2,328,188
1995 377,419 2,434,662
1996 379,905 2,597,564
1997 382,791 2,817,410
1998 385,287 3,040,421
1999 387,578 3,266,009
2000 390,087 3,493,575
2001 393,028 3,723,590
2002 395,969 3,956,826
2003 398,582 4,192,457
2004 401,268 4,428,967
2005 403,834 4,664,790
2006 405,308 5,009,100
2007 406,724 5,624,635
2008 409,379 6,302,664
2009 412,477 6,707,058
2010 414,508 6,869,838
2011 416,268 7,104,538
2012 420,028 7,391,448
2013 424,810 7,693,031
2014 433,481 8,059,440
2015 444,220 8,505,237
2016 454,505 8,935,095
2017 467,106 9,223,225
2018 483,903 9,346,701
2019 503,912 9,445,785
2020 515,490 9,401,038
2021 518,150 9,575,152
2022 531,113 10,074,977
2023 552,747 10,483,751
2024 574,346 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Malta and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Malta UAE
1960 3.62 6.5
1961 3.27 6.49
1962 3.24 6.49
1963 2.9 6.5
1964 2.79 6.49
1965 2.52 6.5
1966 2.33 6.5
1967 2.24 6.51
1968 2.12 6.53
1969 2.02 6.52
1970 2.03 6.52
1971 2.06 6.52
1972 2.01 6.5
1973 1.65 6.46
1974 1.64 6.41
1975 2.27 6.35
1976 2.21 6.29
1977 2.14 6.22
1978 2.05 6.15
1979 2.1 6.06
1980 1.99 5.95
1981 1.87 5.81
1982 1.9 5.66
1983 1.92 5.48
1984 1.95 5.3
1985 1.95 5.13
1986 1.93 5
1987 1.97 4.88
1988 2.06 4.77
1989 2.1 4.65
1990 2.02 4.51
1991 1.99 4.25
1992 2.07 4.09
1993 1.96 3.82
1994 1.84 3.76
1995 1.77 3.28
1996 1.99 3.06
1997 1.93 2.83
1998 1.84 2.77
1999 1.73 2.79
2000 1.68 2.73
2001 1.48 2.62
2002 1.45 2.54
2003 1.48 2.49
2004 1.4 2.38
2005 1.38 2.23
2006 1.36 1.96
2007 1.35 1.79
2008 1.43 1.52
2009 1.42 1.58
2010 1.36 1.57
2011 1.45 1.54
2012 1.42 1.53
2013 1.36 1.53
2014 1.38 1.48
2015 1.37 1.42
2016 1.37 1.37
2017 1.26 1.35
2018 1.23 1.29
2019 1.14 1.25
2020 1.13 1.29
2021 1.13 1.16
2022 1.08 1.15
2023 1.06 1.2

Malta and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Malta

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Malta UAE
1960 23.6 19.6
1961 23.8 20.1
1962 24 20.6
1963 24.2 21
1964 24.4 21.5
1965 24.5 22
1966 24.6 22.6
1967 24.8 23.3
1968 25 23.5
1969 25.5 23.1
1970 25.9 23
1971 26.3 23.2
1972 26.8 23.6
1973 27.2 24.1
1974 27.6 24.7
1975 28 25.4
1976 28.4 25.6
1977 28.7 25.4
1978 29.2 25.5
1979 29.6 25.8
1980 30 26.2
1981 30.3 26.4
1982 30.6 26.4
1983 30.9 26.4
1984 31.2 26.4
1985 31.4 26.6
1986 31.7 26.5
1987 32 26.1
1988 32.4 25.9
1989 32.7 25.8
1990 33 25.8
1991 33.3 26
1992 33.7 26.4
1993 34 26.8
1994 34.3 27.4
1995 34.7 28
1996 35.1 28.1
1997 35.5 27.9
1998 35.8 27.9
1999 36.1 28
2000 36.4 28.2
2001 36.7 28.6
2002 37 29.1
2003 37.4 29.6
2004 37.7 30.3
2005 38.1 30.9
2006 38.4 31.4
2007 38.7 31.6
2008 39 31.6
2009 39.3 31.6
2010 39.6 31.7
2011 39.9 31.7
2012 40.2 31.7
2013 40.4 31.7
2014 40.6 31.8
2015 40.6 31.8
2016 40.6 31.8
2017 40.5 31.8
2018 40.2 31.8
2019 39.9 31.8
2020 39.9 31.8
2021 40.2 31.9
2022 40.8 31.9
2023 41.4 32.2
2024 41.8 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
n/a
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Malta UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta UAE
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
88.3%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Malta UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Malta UAE
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
2,535 mi
2008

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