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Malta vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 187th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Vanuatu
Population
583596
341110
Population rank 167/197 174/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Malta and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Malta and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Malta

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Malta Vanuatu
1970 $250,728,796 -
1971 $264,578,485 -
1972 $295,106,628 -
1973 $345,616,106 -
1974 $376,081,124 -
1975 $474,618,321 -
1976 $527,936,989 -
1977 $625,563,171 -
1978 $793,673,402 -
1979 $1,001,288,847 $119,258,835
1980 $1,250,198,601 $121,185,498
1981 $1,243,509,394 $113,781,796
1982 $1,234,474,404 $114,501,913
1983 $1,165,729,707 $117,389,554
1984 $1,101,807,023 $144,482,515
1985 $1,117,797,439 $131,856,421
1986 $1,435,038,441 $126,498,935
1987 $1,751,293,461 $139,464,174
1988 $2,019,503,068 $158,351,368
1989 $2,118,655,677 $154,013,202
1990 $2,547,328,748 $168,879,207
1991 $2,750,216,747 $201,334,169
1992 $3,021,942,759 $209,088,825
1993 $2,709,193,538 $200,491,853
1994 $2,998,505,428 $233,701,301
1995 $3,709,360,097 $249,333,250
1996 $3,822,489,746 $261,370,044
1997 $3,787,070,704 $272,771,209
1998 $4,010,092,091 $262,293,411
1999 $4,111,891,845 $268,006,973
2000 $4,036,809,865 $272,014,628
2001 $4,070,867,153 $257,926,882
2002 $4,455,127,398 $262,596,536
2003 $5,418,315,225 $314,471,413
2004 $6,104,141,501 $364,996,869
2005 $6,393,234,965 $394,962,433
2006 $6,749,838,862 $439,358,587
2007 $7,908,412,374 $516,392,923
2008 $9,135,419,490 $590,748,429
2009 $8,734,745,632 $592,622,319
2010 $9,097,044,182 $670,712,980
2011 $9,789,361,705 $770,153,588
2012 $9,609,532,106 $747,839,698
2013 $10,796,782,634 $758,304,466
2014 $11,888,032,862 $773,717,011
2015 $11,340,795,033 $759,690,181
2016 $12,025,782,885 $804,323,577
2017 $14,161,366,733 $880,043,284
2018 $16,153,779,511 $914,727,908
2019 $16,337,793,531 $936,526,268
2020 $16,409,900,599 $909,421,044
2021 $19,723,563,355 $982,362,212
2022 $19,239,187,084 $1,030,654,208
2023 $22,210,718,401 $1,126,313,359
2024 $24,322,006,608 $1,161,251,868

Malta and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Malta Vanuatu
1970 $828 -
1971 $874 -
1972 $976 -
1973 $1,144 -
1974 $1,245 -
1975 $1,560 -
1976 $1,727 -
1977 $2,038 -
1978 $2,559 -
1979 $3,196 $1,055
1980 $3,948 $1,048
1981 $3,898 $962
1982 $3,788 $946
1983 $3,527 $947
1984 $3,333 $1,137
1985 $3,322 $1,012
1986 $4,195 $946
1987 $5,084 $1,017
1988 $5,814 $1,125
1989 $6,041 $1,067
1990 $7,192 $1,141
1991 $7,559 $1,326
1992 $8,220 $1,344
1993 $7,296 $1,257
1994 $8,000 $1,431
1995 $9,828 $1,492
1996 $10,062 $1,529
1997 $9,893 $1,562
1998 $10,408 $1,471
1999 $10,609 $1,472
2000 $10,348 $1,460
2001 $10,358 $1,350
2002 $11,251 $1,341
2003 $13,594 $1,567
2004 $15,212 $1,774
2005 $15,831 $1,874
2006 $16,654 $2,035
2007 $19,444 $2,334
2008 $22,315 $2,604
2009 $21,176 $2,546
2010 $21,947 $2,815
2011 $23,517 $3,163
2012 $22,878 $3,005
2013 $25,416 $2,980
2014 $27,425 $2,973
2015 $25,530 $2,855
2016 $26,459 $2,956
2017 $30,317 $3,160
2018 $33,382 $3,207
2019 $32,422 $3,207
2020 $31,834 $3,043
2021 $38,065 $3,212
2022 $36,224 $3,292
2023 $40,182 $3,515
2024 $42,347 $3,543

Malta vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Vanuatu
1950 63.5 43.9
1951 63.9 42.2
1952 64.1 45.3
1953 64.3 45.8
1954 65.1 46.5
1955 66.3 47.1
1956 66.8 47.7
1957 67.5 48.2
1958 67.8 48.7
1959 68.4 49.3
1960 68.4 49.8
1961 68.4 50.4
1962 69.2 50.9
1963 69.2 51.5
1964 69.3 52
1965 69.5 52.5
1966 69.7 53.1
1967 69.8 53.7
1968 69.9 54.2
1969 70.1 54.8
1970 70.4 55.3
1971 70.1 55.9
1972 70.7 56.4
1973 71.3 57
1974 71.9 57.6
1975 72.1 58.1
1976 72.2 58.7
1977 72.3 59.2
1978 72.3 59.9
1979 72.5 60.9
1980 72.3 61.3
1981 72.4 61.9
1982 72.8 62.5
1983 73.1 63.1
1984 73.3 63.5
1985 73.9 63.9
1986 74.5 64.6
1987 75.3 64.4
1988 75.9 65.7
1989 76.2 66
1990 76.2 66.7
1991 76.5 67.1
1992 76.7 67.4
1993 76.8 67.7
1994 76.9 68
1995 77 68.1
1996 76.3 68.2
1997 77.3 68.3
1998 77.8 68.4
1999 77.8 67.9
2000 77.9 68.6
2001 78.9 68.7
2002 78.5 68.8
2003 78.7 68.9
2004 79.2 69
2005 79.5 69.2
2006 79.6 69.1
2007 79.7 69.1
2008 79.7 69.3
2009 80.4 69.4
2010 81.4 69.6
2011 80.8 69.7
2012 81.1 69.9
2013 81.8 70
2014 82.3 70
2015 82.6 70.2
2016 82.7 70.4
2017 83.1 70.5
2018 82.9 70.6
2019 82.8 70.8
2020 82.3 70.4
2021 82.3 70
2022 82.2 71.3
2023 83.3 71.5
2024 83.5 71.7
2025 83.6 71.8

Malta and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Vanuatu
Year Population
Malta Vanuatu
1960 326,550 64,431
1961 325,250 66,264
1962 323,900 68,174
1963 322,550 70,159
1964 321,250 72,219
1965 318,800 74,358
1966 315,200 76,590
1967 311,550 78,921
1968 307,900 81,314
1969 304,300 83,755
1970 302,650 86,266
1971 302,700 88,862
1972 302,450 91,562
1973 302,200 94,362
1974 301,996 97,260
1975 304,222 100,269
1976 305,774 103,388
1977 306,970 106,618
1978 310,182 109,963
1979 313,342 113,040
1980 316,645 115,660
1981 318,982 118,249
1982 325,898 121,035
1983 330,524 123,998
1984 330,593 127,109
1985 336,452 130,356
1986 342,121 133,720
1987 344,485 137,187
1988 347,325 140,756
1989 350,722 144,393
1990 354,170 148,063
1991 363,845 151,793
1992 367,618 155,608
1993 371,308 159,463
1994 374,797 163,314
1995 377,419 167,137
1996 379,905 170,911
1997 382,791 174,626
1998 385,287 178,313
1999 387,578 182,048
2000 390,087 186,281
2001 393,028 191,031
2002 395,969 195,863
2003 398,582 200,746
2004 401,268 205,711
2005 403,834 210,760
2006 405,308 215,923
2007 406,724 221,276
2008 409,379 226,896
2009 412,477 232,731
2010 414,508 238,248
2011 416,268 243,474
2012 420,028 248,883
2013 424,810 254,482
2014 433,481 260,240
2015 444,220 266,101
2016 454,505 272,087
2017 467,106 278,507
2018 483,903 285,259
2019 503,912 291,985
2020 515,490 298,858
2021 518,150 305,868
2022 531,113 313,046
2023 552,747 320,409
2024 574,346 327,777

Fertility rates in Malta and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Malta

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Malta Vanuatu
1960 3.62 6.78
1961 3.27 6.73
1962 3.24 6.67
1963 2.9 6.62
1964 2.79 6.57
1965 2.52 6.52
1966 2.33 6.51
1967 2.24 6.51
1968 2.12 6.46
1969 2.02 6.41
1970 2.03 6.35
1971 2.06 6.29
1972 2.01 6.23
1973 1.65 6.15
1974 1.64 6.06
1975 2.27 5.98
1976 2.21 5.89
1977 2.14 5.81
1978 2.05 5.77
1979 2.1 5.73
1980 1.99 5.69
1981 1.87 5.65
1982 1.9 5.6
1983 1.92 5.55
1984 1.95 5.49
1985 1.95 5.43
1986 1.93 5.38
1987 1.97 5.33
1988 2.06 5.27
1989 2.1 5.21
1990 2.02 5.17
1991 1.99 5.13
1992 2.07 5.09
1993 1.96 5.02
1994 1.84 4.94
1995 1.77 4.85
1996 1.99 4.75
1997 1.93 4.66
1998 1.84 4.6
1999 1.73 4.56
2000 1.68 4.54
2001 1.48 4.5
2002 1.45 4.38
2003 1.48 4.29
2004 1.4 4.21
2005 1.38 4.13
2006 1.36 4.1
2007 1.35 4.12
2008 1.43 4.16
2009 1.42 4.16
2010 1.36 4.13
2011 1.45 4.09
2012 1.42 4.06
2013 1.36 4.04
2014 1.38 4
2015 1.37 3.95
2016 1.37 3.92
2017 1.26 3.88
2018 1.23 3.83
2019 1.14 3.79
2020 1.13 3.74
2021 1.13 3.7
2022 1.08 3.65
2023 1.06 3.6

Malta and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Malta Vanuatu
1960 23.6 17.7
1961 23.8 17.6
1962 24 17.5
1963 24.2 17.4
1964 24.4 17.3
1965 24.5 17.2
1966 24.6 17.1
1967 24.8 17.1
1968 25 17
1969 25.5 17
1970 25.9 17
1971 26.3 17
1972 26.8 17
1973 27.2 17
1974 27.6 17.1
1975 28 17.1
1976 28.4 17.1
1977 28.7 17.2
1978 29.2 17.3
1979 29.6 17.5
1980 30 17.6
1981 30.3 17.7
1982 30.6 17.7
1983 30.9 17.7
1984 31.2 17.7
1985 31.4 17.7
1986 31.7 17.8
1987 32 17.8
1988 32.4 17.8
1989 32.7 17.8
1990 33 17.8
1991 33.3 17.9
1992 33.7 17.8
1993 34 17.7
1994 34.3 17.7
1995 34.7 17.8
1996 35.1 18
1997 35.5 18
1998 35.8 18
1999 36.1 18
2000 36.4 18.2
2001 36.7 18.5
2002 37 18.7
2003 37.4 18.9
2004 37.7 19.2
2005 38.1 19.4
2006 38.4 19.6
2007 38.7 19.9
2008 39 20.1
2009 39.3 20.3
2010 39.6 20.5
2011 39.9 20.6
2012 40.2 20.8
2013 40.4 20.9
2014 40.6 21
2015 40.6 21.1
2016 40.6 21.1
2017 40.5 21.2
2018 40.2 21.2
2019 39.9 21.2
2020 39.9 21.2
2021 40.2 21.2
2022 40.8 21.2
2023 41.4 21.2
2024 41.8 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Malta Vanuatu
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
88.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Malta Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
665 mi
2000

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