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Malta vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 187th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Uruguay
Population
583596
3384690
Population rank 167/197 133/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$81B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Malta and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Malta and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Malta

Uruguay
Year GDP
Malta Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 $250,728,796 $2,137,096,774
1971 $264,578,485 $2,807,258,065
1972 $295,106,628 $2,189,418,689
1973 $345,616,106 $3,964,296,443
1974 $376,081,124 $4,090,209,682
1975 $474,618,321 $3,538,278,047
1976 $527,936,989 $3,667,161,241
1977 $625,563,171 $4,114,670,014
1978 $793,673,402 $4,910,254,566
1979 $1,001,288,847 $7,181,182,224
1980 $1,250,198,601 $10,163,020,116
1981 $1,243,509,394 $11,048,301,421
1982 $1,234,474,404 $9,178,780,077
1983 $1,165,729,707 $5,102,276,308
1984 $1,101,807,023 $4,850,238,550
1985 $1,117,797,439 $4,732,017,873
1986 $1,435,038,441 $5,880,112,788
1987 $1,751,293,461 $7,367,494,080
1988 $2,019,503,068 $8,213,538,369
1989 $2,118,655,677 $8,438,951,476
1990 $2,547,328,748 $9,298,807,850
1991 $2,750,216,747 $11,206,176,651
1992 $3,021,942,759 $12,878,148,791
1993 $2,709,193,538 $15,002,136,971
1994 $2,998,505,428 $17,474,588,896
1995 $3,709,360,097 $19,297,663,097
1996 $3,822,489,746 $20,515,458,114
1997 $3,787,070,704 $23,969,739,234
1998 $4,010,092,091 $25,385,886,978
1999 $4,111,891,845 $23,983,945,191
2000 $4,036,809,865 $22,823,270,892
2001 $4,070,867,153 $20,898,761,742
2002 $4,455,127,398 $13,606,515,723
2003 $5,418,315,225 $12,045,638,352
2004 $6,104,141,501 $13,686,329,890
2005 $6,393,234,965 $17,362,857,684
2006 $6,749,838,862 $19,741,420,740
2007 $7,908,412,374 $23,797,773,024
2008 $9,135,419,490 $31,119,602,539
2009 $8,734,745,632 $32,708,319,078
2010 $9,097,044,182 $41,950,361,212
2011 $9,789,361,705 $50,342,406,067
2012 $9,609,532,106 $54,232,266,359
2013 $10,796,782,634 $61,337,621,934
2014 $11,888,032,862 $61,496,186,974
2015 $11,340,795,033 $57,680,327,999
2016 $12,025,782,885 $57,480,787,465
2017 $14,161,366,733 $65,005,997,963
2018 $16,153,779,511 $65,344,577,416
2019 $16,337,793,531 $62,222,313,619
2020 $16,409,900,599 $53,559,359,262
2021 $19,723,563,355 $60,739,084,241
2022 $19,239,187,084 $70,594,110,920
2023 $22,210,718,401 $77,991,666,838
2024 $24,322,006,608 $80,961,511,074

Malta and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Malta Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 $828 $766
1971 $874 $1,000
1972 $976 $776
1973 $1,144 $1,397
1974 $1,245 $1,433
1975 $1,560 $1,232
1976 $1,727 $1,268
1977 $2,038 $1,414
1978 $2,559 $1,678
1979 $3,196 $2,443
1980 $3,948 $3,443
1981 $3,898 $3,728
1982 $3,788 $3,085
1983 $3,527 $1,707
1984 $3,333 $1,615
1985 $3,322 $1,568
1986 $4,195 $1,939
1987 $5,084 $2,416
1988 $5,814 $2,677
1989 $6,041 $2,734
1990 $7,192 $2,995
1991 $7,559 $3,589
1992 $8,220 $4,102
1993 $7,296 $4,753
1994 $8,000 $5,508
1995 $9,828 $6,050
1996 $10,062 $6,398
1997 $9,893 $7,436
1998 $10,408 $7,837
1999 $10,609 $7,371
2000 $10,348 $6,988
2001 $10,358 $6,383
2002 $11,251 $4,150
2003 $13,594 $3,671
2004 $15,212 $4,169
2005 $15,831 $5,284
2006 $16,654 $6,001
2007 $19,444 $7,222
2008 $22,315 $9,424
2009 $21,176 $9,881
2010 $21,947 $12,641
2011 $23,517 $15,132
2012 $22,878 $16,260
2013 $25,416 $18,335
2014 $27,425 $18,322
2015 $25,530 $17,126
2016 $26,459 $17,010
2017 $30,317 $19,185
2018 $33,382 $19,250
2019 $32,422 $18,316
2020 $31,834 $15,758
2021 $38,065 $17,882
2022 $36,224 $20,819
2023 $40,182 $23,019
2024 $42,347 $23,907

Malta vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Uruguay
1950 63.5 65.6
1951 63.9 65.8
1952 64.1 66.1
1953 64.3 66.3
1954 65.1 66.5
1955 66.3 66.7
1956 66.8 66.9
1957 67.5 67.1
1958 67.8 67.3
1959 68.4 67.5
1960 68.4 67.7
1961 68.4 67.8
1962 69.2 67.9
1963 69.2 68
1964 69.3 68.1
1965 69.5 68.2
1966 69.7 68.3
1967 69.8 68.4
1968 69.9 68.5
1969 70.1 68.6
1970 70.4 68.7
1971 70.1 68.9
1972 70.7 69.2
1973 71.3 69.3
1974 71.9 69.5
1975 72.1 69.7
1976 72.2 69.9
1977 72.3 70.1
1978 72.3 70.3
1979 72.5 70.3
1980 72.3 70.5
1981 72.4 71
1982 72.8 71.5
1983 73.1 71.6
1984 73.3 71.7
1985 73.9 71.9
1986 74.5 72.2
1987 75.3 72.2
1988 75.9 72.4
1989 76.2 72.6
1990 76.2 73
1991 76.5 73.2
1992 76.7 73.2
1993 76.8 73.1
1994 76.9 73.2
1995 77 73.5
1996 76.3 73.8
1997 77.3 73.9
1998 77.8 74
1999 77.8 74.3
2000 77.9 74.7
2001 78.9 75
2002 78.5 75
2003 78.7 75.1
2004 79.2 75.3
2005 79.5 75.8
2006 79.6 75.9
2007 79.7 76.2
2008 79.7 76.3
2009 80.4 76.7
2010 81.4 76.7
2011 80.8 76.6
2012 81.1 76.7
2013 81.8 77
2014 82.3 77.2
2015 82.6 77.3
2016 82.7 77.4
2017 83.1 77.6
2018 82.9 77.5
2019 82.8 77.5
2020 82.3 78.4
2021 82.3 75.4
2022 82.2 76.5
2023 83.3 78.1
2024 83.5 78.3
2025 83.6 78.5

Malta and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Uruguay
Year Population
Malta Uruguay
1960 326,550 2,529,957
1961 325,250 2,562,044
1962 323,900 2,593,298
1963 322,550 2,623,766
1964 321,250 2,653,180
1965 318,800 2,681,169
1966 315,200 2,707,646
1967 311,550 2,732,277
1968 307,900 2,754,606
1969 304,300 2,773,974
1970 302,650 2,790,807
1971 302,700 2,806,462
1972 302,450 2,821,644
1973 302,200 2,837,133
1974 301,996 2,853,944
1975 304,222 2,872,320
1976 305,774 2,891,392
1977 306,970 2,909,461
1978 310,182 2,925,715
1979 313,342 2,939,903
1980 316,645 2,951,953
1981 318,982 2,963,246
1982 325,898 2,975,492
1983 330,524 2,988,778
1984 330,593 3,002,488
1985 336,452 3,017,037
1986 342,121 3,032,845
1987 344,485 3,049,896
1988 347,325 3,067,961
1989 350,722 3,086,255
1990 354,170 3,104,403
1991 363,845 3,122,354
1992 367,618 3,139,702
1993 371,308 3,156,345
1994 374,797 3,172,834
1995 377,419 3,189,440
1996 379,905 3,206,324
1997 382,791 3,223,345
1998 385,287 3,239,280
1999 387,578 3,254,015
2000 390,087 3,266,206
2001 393,028 3,274,251
2002 395,969 3,278,867
2003 398,582 3,281,186
2004 401,268 3,283,148
2005 403,834 3,285,771
2006 405,308 3,289,506
2007 406,724 3,295,153
2008 409,379 3,302,177
2009 412,477 3,310,091
2010 414,508 3,318,580
2011 416,268 3,326,825
2012 420,028 3,335,401
2013 424,810 3,345,337
2014 433,481 3,356,334
2015 444,220 3,368,017
2016 454,505 3,379,283
2017 467,106 3,388,438
2018 483,903 3,394,534
2019 503,912 3,397,206
2020 515,490 3,398,968
2021 518,150 3,396,695
2022 531,113 3,390,913
2023 552,747 3,388,081
2024 574,346 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Malta and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Malta

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Malta Uruguay
1960 3.62 2.83
1961 3.27 2.85
1962 3.24 2.87
1963 2.9 2.88
1964 2.79 2.86
1965 2.52 2.84
1966 2.33 2.82
1967 2.24 2.78
1968 2.12 2.77
1969 2.02 2.77
1970 2.03 2.77
1971 2.06 2.77
1972 2.01 2.78
1973 1.65 2.86
1974 1.64 2.96
1975 2.27 3.02
1976 2.21 3.01
1977 2.14 2.9
1978 2.05 2.83
1979 2.1 2.71
1980 1.99 2.59
1981 1.87 2.53
1982 1.9 2.51
1983 1.92 2.49
1984 1.95 2.47
1985 1.95 2.47
1986 1.93 2.47
1987 1.97 2.49
1988 2.06 2.5
1989 2.1 2.5
1990 2.02 2.48
1991 1.99 2.45
1992 2.07 2.43
1993 1.96 2.41
1994 1.84 2.42
1995 1.77 2.4
1996 1.99 2.36
1997 1.93 2.33
1998 1.84 2.27
1999 1.73 2.25
2000 1.68 2.2
2001 1.48 2.16
2002 1.45 2.16
2003 1.48 2.12
2004 1.4 2.09
2005 1.38 2.1
2006 1.36 2.07
2007 1.35 2.05
2008 1.43 2.03
2009 1.42 2.02
2010 1.36 2.01
2011 1.45 1.99
2012 1.42 2.01
2013 1.36 2.03
2014 1.38 2.03
2015 1.37 2.04
2016 1.37 1.97
2017 1.26 1.82
2018 1.23 1.68
2019 1.14 1.57
2020 1.13 1.5
2021 1.13 1.45
2022 1.08 1.43
2023 1.06 1.41

Malta and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Malta Uruguay
1960 23.6 29
1961 23.8 29.1
1962 24 29.2
1963 24.2 29.2
1964 24.4 29.3
1965 24.5 29.4
1966 24.6 29.5
1967 24.8 29.6
1968 25 29.7
1969 25.5 29.8
1970 25.9 29.9
1971 26.3 29.9
1972 26.8 30
1973 27.2 30.1
1974 27.6 30.1
1975 28 30.1
1976 28.4 30.1
1977 28.7 30.1
1978 29.2 30
1979 29.6 30
1980 30 30.1
1981 30.3 30.1
1982 30.6 30.2
1983 30.9 30.3
1984 31.2 30.3
1985 31.4 30.4
1986 31.7 30.5
1987 32 30.6
1988 32.4 30.7
1989 32.7 30.8
1990 33 30.9
1991 33.3 31
1992 33.7 31.1
1993 34 31.2
1994 34.3 31.4
1995 34.7 31.5
1996 35.1 31.6
1997 35.5 31.7
1998 35.8 31.8
1999 36.1 31.9
2000 36.4 32
2001 36.7 32.2
2002 37 32.3
2003 37.4 32.5
2004 37.7 32.7
2005 38.1 32.9
2006 38.4 33.1
2007 38.7 33.3
2008 39 33.5
2009 39.3 33.7
2010 39.6 34
2011 39.9 34.2
2012 40.2 34.5
2013 40.4 34.7
2014 40.6 34.9
2015 40.6 35
2016 40.6 35.2
2017 40.5 35.3
2018 40.2 35.5
2019 39.9 35.8
2020 39.9 36
2021 40.2 36.3
2022 40.8 36.5
2023 41.4 36.8
2024 41.8 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
7.71%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
73.7%
2024

Energy

Malta Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malta Uruguay
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
98.9%
2024
English speaking
88.3%
2023
24%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Malta Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
4.63
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Uruguay
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
48,300 mi
2010

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