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Malta vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 187th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Yemen
Population
583596
42727988
Population rank 167/197 37/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 120/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 28/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 30/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Malta and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Malta and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Malta

Yemen
Year GDP
Malta Yemen
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 -
1980 $1,250,198,601 -
1981 $1,243,509,394 -
1982 $1,234,474,404 -
1983 $1,165,729,707 -
1984 $1,101,807,023 -
1985 $1,117,797,439 -
1986 $1,435,038,441 -
1987 $1,751,293,461 -
1988 $2,019,503,068 -
1989 $2,118,655,677 -
1990 $2,547,328,748 $12,643,821,569
1991 $2,750,216,747 $14,665,445,462
1992 $3,021,942,759 $17,959,367,194
1993 $2,709,193,538 $21,736,802,664
1994 $2,998,505,428 $28,019,483,764
1995 $3,709,360,097 $12,796,345,679
1996 $3,822,489,746 $6,496,163,616
1997 $3,787,070,704 $6,838,298,531
1998 $4,010,092,091 $6,322,175,566
1999 $4,111,891,845 $7,639,325,296
2000 $4,036,809,865 $9,679,316,770
2001 $4,070,867,153 $9,852,990,693
2002 $4,455,127,398 $10,693,430,511
2003 $5,418,315,225 $11,777,532,662
2004 $6,104,141,501 $13,867,634,371
2005 $6,393,234,965 $16,731,566,717
2006 $6,749,838,862 $19,063,143,370
2007 $7,908,412,374 $21,650,528,674
2008 $9,135,419,490 $26,910,855,807
2009 $8,734,745,632 $25,130,278,213
2010 $9,097,044,182 $30,906,749,533
2011 $9,789,361,705 $32,726,417,878
2012 $9,609,532,106 $35,401,331,609
2013 $10,796,782,634 $40,415,233,436
2014 $11,888,032,862 $43,228,585,321
2015 $11,340,795,033 $42,444,490,074
2016 $12,025,782,885 $31,317,825,274
2017 $14,161,366,733 $26,842,229,045
2018 $16,153,779,511 $21,606,160,663
2019 $16,337,793,531 -
2020 $16,409,900,599 -
2021 $19,723,563,355 -
2022 $19,239,187,084 -
2023 $22,210,718,401 -
2024 $24,322,006,608 -

Malta and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Malta Yemen
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 -
1980 $3,948 -
1981 $3,898 -
1982 $3,788 -
1983 $3,527 -
1984 $3,333 -
1985 $3,322 -
1986 $4,195 -
1987 $5,084 -
1988 $5,814 -
1989 $6,041 -
1990 $7,192 $910
1991 $7,559 $1,016
1992 $8,220 $1,198
1993 $7,296 $1,397
1994 $8,000 $1,735
1995 $9,828 $764
1996 $10,062 $375
1997 $9,893 $383
1998 $10,408 $343
1999 $10,609 $401
2000 $10,348 $493
2001 $10,358 $487
2002 $11,251 $513
2003 $13,594 $549
2004 $15,212 $628
2005 $15,831 $734
2006 $16,654 $810
2007 $19,444 $890
2008 $22,315 $1,072
2009 $21,176 $969
2010 $21,947 $1,155
2011 $23,517 $1,186
2012 $22,878 $1,245
2013 $25,416 $1,379
2014 $27,425 $1,430
2015 $25,530 $1,362
2016 $26,459 $975
2017 $30,317 $811
2018 $33,382 $634
2019 $32,422 -
2020 $31,834 -
2021 $38,065 -
2022 $36,224 -
2023 $40,182 -
2024 $42,347 -

Malta vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Yemen
1950 63.5 28.9
1951 63.9 29.3
1952 64.1 29.6
1953 64.3 30
1954 65.1 30.4
1955 66.3 30.8
1956 66.8 31.3
1957 67.5 31.8
1958 67.8 32.4
1959 68.4 32.9
1960 68.4 33.5
1961 68.4 34.1
1962 69.2 33.7
1963 69.2 33.4
1964 69.3 34.9
1965 69.5 35.6
1966 69.7 36.3
1967 69.8 37.1
1968 69.9 38
1969 70.1 39.6
1970 70.4 40.6
1971 70.1 41.8
1972 70.7 42.7
1973 71.3 43.6
1974 71.9 44.5
1975 72.1 45.5
1976 72.2 46.4
1977 72.3 47.4
1978 72.3 48.5
1979 72.5 49.5
1980 72.3 50.6
1981 72.4 51.7
1982 72.8 52.4
1983 73.1 53.6
1984 73.3 54.6
1985 73.9 55.4
1986 74.5 54
1987 75.3 56.8
1988 75.9 57.4
1989 76.2 58
1990 76.2 58.5
1991 76.5 58.8
1992 76.7 59.3
1993 76.8 59.7
1994 76.9 59.8
1995 77 60.5
1996 76.3 60.9
1997 77.3 61.3
1998 77.8 61.8
1999 77.8 62.3
2000 77.9 62.8
2001 78.9 63.3
2002 78.5 63.8
2003 78.7 64.4
2004 79.2 64.9
2005 79.5 65.4
2006 79.6 65.8
2007 79.7 66.2
2008 79.7 66.6
2009 80.4 66.9
2010 81.4 67.2
2011 80.8 67.4
2012 81.1 67.6
2013 81.8 68
2014 82.3 68
2015 82.6 66.8
2016 82.7 67.1
2017 83.1 67.1
2018 82.9 65.9
2019 82.8 66.6
2020 82.3 66.4
2021 82.3 66
2022 82.2 68
2023 83.3 69.3
2024 83.5 69.4
2025 83.6 69.6

Malta and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Yemen
Year Population
Malta Yemen
1960 326,550 5,532,301
1961 325,250 5,655,232
1962 323,900 5,782,221
1963 322,550 5,911,135
1964 321,250 6,048,006
1965 318,800 6,195,593
1966 315,200 6,351,494
1967 311,550 6,516,444
1968 307,900 6,690,524
1969 304,300 6,875,859
1970 302,650 7,065,279
1971 302,700 7,257,462
1972 302,450 7,460,068
1973 302,200 7,672,796
1974 301,996 7,896,783
1975 304,222 8,133,598
1976 305,774 8,384,113
1977 306,970 8,648,222
1978 310,182 8,926,586
1979 313,342 9,224,194
1980 316,645 9,543,358
1981 318,982 9,882,362
1982 325,898 10,241,006
1983 330,524 10,621,499
1984 330,593 11,025,597
1985 336,452 11,453,825
1986 342,121 11,901,040
1987 344,485 12,369,912
1988 347,325 12,859,708
1989 350,722 13,364,174
1990 354,170 13,887,862
1991 363,845 14,430,201
1992 367,618 14,989,494
1993 371,308 15,563,914
1994 374,797 16,149,147
1995 377,419 16,740,058
1996 379,905 17,313,177
1997 382,791 17,873,936
1998 385,287 18,446,013
1999 387,578 19,029,420
2000 390,087 19,624,141
2001 393,028 20,226,147
2002 395,969 20,835,086
2003 398,582 21,456,379
2004 401,268 22,095,167
2005 403,834 22,790,085
2006 405,308 23,543,083
2007 406,724 24,318,082
2008 409,379 25,111,941
2009 412,477 25,927,724
2010 414,508 26,754,387
2011 416,268 27,582,897
2012 420,028 28,433,647
2013 424,810 29,312,952
2014 433,481 30,226,309
2015 444,220 31,159,379
2016 454,505 32,109,010
2017 467,106 33,090,921
2018 483,903 34,085,182
2019 503,912 35,111,408
2020 515,490 36,134,863
2021 518,150 37,140,230
2022 531,113 38,222,876
2023 552,747 39,390,799
2024 574,346 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Malta and Yemen

Fertility rate
Malta

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Malta Yemen
1960 3.62 7.99
1961 3.27 8
1962 3.24 8.01
1963 2.9 8.03
1964 2.79 8.07
1965 2.52 8.1
1966 2.33 8.14
1967 2.24 8.17
1968 2.12 8.19
1969 2.02 8.22
1970 2.03 8.23
1971 2.06 8.26
1972 2.01 8.27
1973 1.65 8.29
1974 1.64 8.33
1975 2.27 8.37
1976 2.21 8.42
1977 2.14 8.47
1978 2.05 8.5
1979 2.1 8.67
1980 1.99 8.71
1981 1.87 8.75
1982 1.9 8.79
1983 1.92 8.83
1984 1.95 8.85
1985 1.95 8.86
1986 1.93 8.86
1987 1.97 8.83
1988 2.06 8.79
1989 2.1 8.71
1990 2.02 8.61
1991 1.99 8.46
1992 2.07 8.27
1993 1.96 8.05
1994 1.84 7.8
1995 1.77 7.53
1996 1.99 7
1997 1.93 6.82
1998 1.84 6.64
1999 1.73 6.49
2000 1.68 6.32
2001 1.48 6.14
2002 1.45 5.97
2003 1.48 5.84
2004 1.4 5.71
2005 1.38 5.56
2006 1.36 5.41
2007 1.35 5.26
2008 1.43 5.11
2009 1.42 5
2010 1.36 4.81
2011 1.45 4.63
2012 1.42 4.63
2013 1.36 4.62
2014 1.38 4.62
2015 1.37 4.62
2016 1.37 4.61
2017 1.26 4.61
2018 1.23 4.61
2019 1.14 4.6
2020 1.13 4.6
2021 1.13 4.6
2022 1.08 4.59
2023 1.06 4.59

Malta and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Malta Yemen
1960 23.6 19.7
1961 23.8 19.6
1962 24 19.6
1963 24.2 19.5
1964 24.4 19.4
1965 24.5 19.3
1966 24.6 19.2
1967 24.8 19.1
1968 25 18.9
1969 25.5 18.7
1970 25.9 18.4
1971 26.3 18.1
1972 26.8 17.8
1973 27.2 17.6
1974 27.6 17.3
1975 28 17
1976 28.4 16.8
1977 28.7 16.6
1978 29.2 16.3
1979 29.6 16.1
1980 30 15.9
1981 30.3 15.7
1982 30.6 15.5
1983 30.9 15.3
1984 31.2 15.1
1985 31.4 15
1986 31.7 14.9
1987 32 14.8
1988 32.4 14.7
1989 32.7 14.6
1990 33 14.6
1991 33.3 14.6
1992 33.7 14.6
1993 34 14.6
1994 34.3 14.6
1995 34.7 14.7
1996 35.1 14.8
1997 35.5 14.9
1998 35.8 15
1999 36.1 15.2
2000 36.4 15.4
2001 36.7 15.6
2002 37 15.8
2003 37.4 16
2004 37.7 16.2
2005 38.1 16.4
2006 38.4 16.7
2007 38.7 16.9
2008 39 17.2
2009 39.3 17.4
2010 39.6 17.7
2011 39.9 17.9
2012 40.2 18.1
2013 40.4 18.3
2014 40.6 18.5
2015 40.6 18.7
2016 40.6 18.8
2017 40.5 18.9
2018 40.2 19
2019 39.9 19.1
2020 39.9 19.1
2021 40.2 19.1
2022 40.8 19.2
2023 41.4 19.2
2024 41.8 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
3%
2014
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Malta Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Malta Yemen
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
88.3%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Malta Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Yemen
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
n/a

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