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Malta vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 187th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Vatican
Population
583596
949
Population rank 167/197 197/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 120/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 28/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 30/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
n/a
Median age
41.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Malta and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Malta vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Vatican
1950 63.5 65.9
1951 63.9 65.3
1952 64.1 65.7
1953 64.3 66.3
1954 65.1 67.5
1955 66.3 67.8
1956 66.8 67.3
1957 67.5 67.5
1958 67.8 68.7
1959 68.4 69.2
1960 68.4 69.2
1961 68.4 69.8
1962 69.2 69.2
1963 69.2 69.3
1964 69.3 70.3
1965 69.5 70.1
1966 69.7 70.9
1967 69.8 70.9
1968 69.9 70.7
1969 70.1 70.7
1970 70.4 71.5
1971 70.1 71.7
1972 70.7 72
1973 71.3 71.9
1974 71.9 72.7
1975 72.1 72.6
1976 72.2 72.9
1977 72.3 73.3
1978 72.3 73.7
1979 72.5 74
1980 72.3 74.1
1981 72.4 74.3
1982 72.8 74.8
1983 73.1 74.7
1984 73.3 75.1
1985 73.9 75.5
1986 74.5 75.7
1987 75.3 76.2
1988 75.9 76.4
1989 76.2 76.8
1990 76.2 76.9
1991 76.5 76.9
1992 76.7 77.3
1993 76.8 77
1994 76.9 77.7
1995 77 77.8
1996 76.3 78.5
1997 77.3 78.2
1998 77.8 78.3
1999 77.8 78.7
2000 77.9 79.3
2001 78.9 79.9
2002 78.5 80
2003 78.7 79.8
2004 79.2 80.2
2005 79.5 80.6
2006 79.6 81.2
2007 79.7 81.3
2008 79.7 81.4
2009 80.4 81.3
2010 81.4 81.5
2011 80.8 81.7
2012 81.1 82
2013 81.8 82.5
2014 82.3 82.6
2015 82.6 82.5
2016 82.7 82.9
2017 83.1 82.7
2018 82.9 83.3
2019 82.8 83.6
2020 82.3 83
2021 82.3 82.9
2022 82.2 83.3
2023 83.3 83
2024 83.5 83.1
2025 83.6 83.3

Malta and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Vatican
Year Population
Malta Vatican
1960 326,550 -
1961 325,250 -
1962 323,900 -
1963 322,550 -
1964 321,250 -
1965 318,800 -
1966 315,200 -
1967 311,550 -
1968 307,900 -
1969 304,300 -
1970 302,650 -
1971 302,700 -
1972 302,450 -
1973 302,200 -
1974 301,996 -
1975 304,222 -
1976 305,774 -
1977 306,970 -
1978 310,182 -
1979 313,342 -
1980 316,645 -
1981 318,982 -
1982 325,898 -
1983 330,524 -
1984 330,593 -
1985 336,452 -
1986 342,121 -
1987 344,485 -
1988 347,325 -
1989 350,722 -
1990 354,170 -
1991 363,845 -
1992 367,618 -
1993 371,308 -
1994 374,797 -
1995 377,419 -
1996 379,905 -
1997 382,791 -
1998 385,287 -
1999 387,578 -
2000 390,087 880
2001 393,028 890
2002 395,969 900
2003 398,582 911
2004 401,268 921
2005 403,834 921
2006 405,308 932
2007 406,724 821
2008 409,379 824
2009 412,477 826
2010 414,508 829
2011 416,268 832
2012 420,028 836
2013 424,810 839
2014 433,481 842
2015 444,220 1,000
2016 454,505 -
2017 467,106 1,000
2018 483,903 -
2019 503,912 1,000
2020 515,490 -
2021 518,150 -
2022 531,113 -
2023 552,747 -
2024 574,346 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
n/a
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Malta Vatican
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
n/a
Urban population
95%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
72
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
172
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
88.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Malta Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
66
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malta Vatican
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
5.59 mi
2003

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