Malta vs Vatican comparison: 73 facts & rankings

Malta has a population of 569K (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 119/197 ($25B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($43,899), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Malta	Vatican
Population	581729	936
Population rank	167/197	197/197
GDP	$25B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	119/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$43,899 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	28/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$69,864 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$11.5B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	46.2% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$20,269 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	31/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$23,692 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	123.6 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	4,704 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	1.06 2023	n/a
Median age	41.8 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	83.8 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Malta and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Malta vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Malta	Vatican
2026	83.8	83.4
2025	83.6	83.3
2024	83.5	83.1
2023	83.3	83
2022	82.2	83.3
2021	82.3	82.9
2020	82.3	83
2019	82.8	83.6
2018	82.9	83.3
2017	83.1	82.7
2016	82.7	82.9
2015	82.6	82.5
2014	82.3	82.6
2013	81.8	82.5
2012	81.1	82
2011	80.8	81.7
2010	81.4	81.5
2009	80.4	81.3
2008	79.7	81.4
2007	79.7	81.3
2006	79.6	81.2
2005	79.5	80.6
2004	79.2	80.2
2003	78.7	79.8
2002	78.5	80
2001	78.9	79.9
2000	77.9	79.3
1999	77.8	78.7
1998	77.8	78.3
1997	77.3	78.2
1996	76.3	78.5
1995	77	77.8
1994	76.9	77.7
1993	76.8	77
1992	76.7	77.3
1991	76.5	76.9
1990	76.2	76.9
1989	76.2	76.8
1988	75.9	76.4
1987	75.3	76.2
1986	74.5	75.7
1985	73.9	75.5
1984	73.3	75.1
1983	73.1	74.7
1982	72.8	74.8
1981	72.4	74.3
1980	72.3	74.1
1979	72.5	74
1978	72.3	73.7
1977	72.3	73.3
1976	72.2	72.9
1975	72.1	72.6
1974	71.9	72.7
1973	71.3	71.9
1972	70.7	72
1971	70.1	71.7
1970	70.4	71.5
1969	70.1	70.7
1968	69.9	70.7
1967	69.8	70.9
1966	69.7	70.9
1965	69.5	70.1
1964	69.3	70.3
1963	69.2	69.3
1962	69.2	69.2
1961	68.4	69.8
1960	68.4	69.2
1959	68.4	69.2
1958	67.8	68.7
1957	67.5	67.5
1956	66.8	67.3
1955	66.3	67.8
1954	65.1	67.5
1953	64.3	66.3
1952	64.1	65.7
1951	63.9	65.3
1950	63.5	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Malta and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Malta	Vatican
2024	568,847	-
2023	552,747	-
2022	531,113	-
2021	518,150	-
2020	515,490	-
2019	503,912	1,000
2018	483,903	-
2017	467,106	1,000
2016	454,505	-
2015	444,220	1,000
2014	433,481	842
2013	424,810	839
2012	420,028	836
2011	416,268	832
2010	414,508	829
2009	412,477	826
2008	409,379	824
2007	406,724	821
2006	405,308	932
2005	403,834	921
2004	401,268	921
2003	398,582	911
2002	395,969	900
2001	393,028	890
2000	390,087	880
1999	387,578	-
1998	385,287	-
1997	382,791	-
1996	379,905	-
1995	377,419	-
1994	374,797	-
1993	371,308	-
1992	367,618	-
1991	363,845	-
1990	354,170	-
1989	350,722	-
1988	347,325	-
1987	344,485	-
1986	342,121	-
1985	336,452	-
1984	330,593	-
1983	330,524	-
1982	325,898	-
1981	318,982	-
1980	316,645	-
1979	313,342	-
1978	310,182	-
1977	306,970	-
1976	305,774	-
1975	304,222	-
1974	301,996	-
1973	302,200	-
1972	302,450	-
1971	302,700	-
1970	302,650	-
1969	304,300	-
1968	307,900	-
1967	311,550	-
1966	315,200	-
1965	318,800	-
1964	321,250	-
1963	322,550	-
1962	323,900	-
1961	325,250	-
1960	326,550	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Malta	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$20.9B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	37.3% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	4.72% 2022	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.45% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	2,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-3.58% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	3.12% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	81.8% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	10.7% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	68.2 2026	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	$15.7M 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	$48 2023	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	1.81 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	3.18 tons 2024	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	+5,161 2025	n/a
Urban population	95.7% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	51.9:48.1 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	81.9 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	49 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	74 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	0.56 2023	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	4.1 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	171 2025	149 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	$3,623 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$1,121 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	83.8 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	0% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	4.51 2022	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	5.5 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	32.8% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	10% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	66 2026	72 2026
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% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	217.2 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	32 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	1.78 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	1,401 mi 2001	5.59 mi 2003