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Malta vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 187th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Zimbabwe
Population
583596
17210092
Population rank 167/197 74/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Malta and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Malta and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Malta Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $250,728,796 $1,884,206,452
1971 $264,578,485 $2,178,716,475
1972 $295,106,628 $2,677,729,616
1973 $345,616,106 $3,309,353,866
1974 $376,081,124 $3,982,161,721
1975 $474,618,321 $4,371,301,052
1976 $527,936,989 $4,318,372,348
1977 $625,563,171 $4,364,382,451
1978 $793,673,402 $4,351,600,850
1979 $1,001,288,847 $5,177,459,817
1980 $1,250,198,601 $6,678,868,738
1981 $1,243,509,394 $8,011,374,445
1982 $1,234,474,404 $8,539,701,388
1983 $1,165,729,707 $7,764,067,625
1984 $1,101,807,023 $6,352,126,411
1985 $1,117,797,439 $5,637,259,754
1986 $1,435,038,441 $6,217,524,201
1987 $1,751,293,461 $6,741,215,643
1988 $2,019,503,068 $7,814,784,729
1989 $2,118,655,677 $8,286,323,367
1990 $2,547,328,748 $8,783,817,407
1991 $2,750,216,747 $8,641,482,396
1992 $3,021,942,759 $6,751,472,744
1993 $2,709,193,538 $6,563,813,829
1994 $2,998,505,428 $6,890,675,555
1995 $3,709,360,097 $7,111,271,273
1996 $3,822,489,746 $8,553,147,289
1997 $3,787,070,704 $8,529,572,287
1998 $4,010,092,091 $6,401,968,715
1999 $4,111,891,845 $6,858,013,652
2000 $4,036,809,865 $6,689,958,139
2001 $4,070,867,153 $6,777,385,246
2002 $4,455,127,398 $6,342,116,911
2003 $5,418,315,225 $5,727,592,261
2004 $6,104,141,501 $5,805,598,867
2005 $6,393,234,965 $5,755,215,663
2006 $6,749,838,862 $5,443,896,938
2007 $7,908,412,374 $5,291,950,526
2008 $9,135,419,490 $4,415,703,156
2009 $8,734,745,632 $9,665,815,601
2010 $9,097,044,182 $12,041,602,762
2011 $9,789,361,705 $14,101,801,031
2012 $9,609,532,106 $17,114,762,914
2013 $10,796,782,634 $19,091,004,042
2014 $11,888,032,862 $19,495,547,523
2015 $11,340,795,033 $19,963,058,858
2016 $12,025,782,885 $20,548,759,858
2017 $14,161,366,733 $51,074,726,484
2018 $16,153,779,511 $34,156,057,417
2019 $16,337,793,531 $25,715,657,177
2020 $16,409,900,599 $26,868,564,055
2021 $19,723,563,355 $27,240,507,842
2022 $19,239,187,084 $32,789,657,378
2023 $22,210,718,401 $35,231,369,343
2024 $24,322,006,608 $44,187,704,410

Malta and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Malta Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $828 $361
1971 $874 $405
1972 $976 $483
1973 $1,144 $579
1974 $1,245 $674
1975 $1,560 $717
1976 $1,727 $687
1977 $2,038 $677
1978 $2,559 $665
1979 $3,196 $779
1980 $3,948 $949
1981 $3,898 $1,068
1982 $3,788 $1,095
1983 $3,527 $959
1984 $3,333 $757
1985 $3,322 $649
1986 $4,195 $692
1987 $5,084 $726
1988 $5,814 $815
1989 $6,041 $840
1990 $7,192 $866
1991 $7,559 $831
1992 $8,220 $631
1993 $7,296 $604
1994 $8,000 $634
1995 $9,828 $648
1996 $10,062 $767
1997 $9,893 $750
1998 $10,408 $552
1999 $10,609 $582
2000 $10,348 $563
2001 $10,358 $566
2002 $11,251 $525
2003 $13,594 $468
2004 $15,212 $469
2005 $15,831 $461
2006 $16,654 $431
2007 $19,444 $413
2008 $22,315 $341
2009 $21,176 $735
2010 $21,947 $902
2011 $23,517 $1,037
2012 $22,878 $1,239
2013 $25,416 $1,362
2014 $27,425 $1,372
2015 $25,530 $1,386
2016 $26,459 $1,407
2017 $30,317 $3,448
2018 $33,382 $2,272
2019 $32,422 $1,684
2020 $31,834 $1,730
2021 $38,065 $1,724
2022 $36,224 $2,041
2023 $40,182 $2,156
2024 $42,347 $2,656

Malta vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Zimbabwe
1950 63.5 49.4
1951 63.9 49.8
1952 64.1 50.2
1953 64.3 50.6
1954 65.1 51
1955 66.3 51.4
1956 66.8 51.8
1957 67.5 52.2
1958 67.8 52.6
1959 68.4 53
1960 68.4 53.5
1961 68.4 54
1962 69.2 54.5
1963 69.2 54.9
1964 69.3 55.4
1965 69.5 55.9
1966 69.7 56.4
1967 69.8 56.8
1968 69.9 57.1
1969 70.1 57.5
1970 70.4 57.8
1971 70.1 58
1972 70.7 58.2
1973 71.3 58.1
1974 71.9 58.2
1975 72.1 58.2
1976 72.2 57.6
1977 72.3 57
1978 72.3 54.7
1979 72.5 54.9
1980 72.3 59.1
1981 72.4 59.4
1982 72.8 59.9
1983 73.1 60
1984 73.3 60.6
1985 73.9 60.9
1986 74.5 61
1987 75.3 60.7
1988 75.9 60.2
1989 76.2 59.4
1990 76.2 58.3
1991 76.5 57
1992 76.7 55.6
1993 76.8 54
1994 76.9 52.5
1995 77 51.1
1996 76.3 49
1997 77.3 48.5
1998 77.8 47.6
1999 77.8 46.4
2000 77.9 46
2001 78.9 44.5
2002 78.5 45.9
2003 78.7 45.4
2004 79.2 46
2005 79.5 46.6
2006 79.6 47.1
2007 79.7 47.6
2008 79.7 48.5
2009 80.4 49.7
2010 81.4 51.9
2011 80.8 53.9
2012 81.1 55.4
2013 81.8 56.8
2014 82.3 58.1
2015 82.6 59
2016 82.7 59.8
2017 83.1 60.3
2018 82.9 60.9
2019 82.8 61.1
2020 82.3 61.5
2021 82.3 60.1
2022 82.2 62.4
2023 83.3 62.8
2024 83.5 63.1
2025 83.6 63.3

Malta and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Malta Zimbabwe
1960 326,550 3,809,389
1961 325,250 3,930,401
1962 323,900 4,055,959
1963 322,550 4,185,877
1964 321,250 4,320,006
1965 318,800 4,458,462
1966 315,200 4,601,217
1967 311,550 4,748,307
1968 307,900 4,900,440
1969 304,300 5,058,181
1970 302,650 5,215,918
1971 302,700 5,374,712
1972 302,450 5,542,445
1973 302,200 5,720,404
1974 301,996 5,908,328
1975 304,222 6,098,658
1976 305,774 6,287,105
1977 306,970 6,449,512
1978 310,182 6,543,575
1979 313,342 6,647,556
1980 316,645 7,041,303
1981 318,982 7,498,635
1982 325,898 7,796,496
1983 330,524 8,098,404
1984 330,593 8,391,488
1985 336,452 8,686,813
1986 342,121 8,982,578
1987 344,485 9,284,644
1988 347,325 9,583,094
1989 350,722 9,864,798
1990 354,170 10,137,281
1991 363,845 10,404,816
1992 367,618 10,702,700
1993 371,308 10,860,288
1994 374,797 10,873,148
1995 377,419 10,974,599
1996 379,905 11,158,360
1997 382,791 11,369,827
1998 385,287 11,594,297
1999 387,578 11,783,458
2000 390,087 11,892,055
2001 393,028 11,971,901
2002 395,969 12,087,653
2003 398,582 12,232,323
2004 401,268 12,365,896
2005 403,834 12,483,432
2006 405,308 12,636,445
2007 406,724 12,804,058
2008 409,379 12,959,149
2009 412,477 13,142,790
2010 414,508 13,356,548
2011 416,268 13,595,424
2012 420,028 13,817,887
2013 424,810 14,013,808
2014 433,481 14,207,359
2015 444,220 14,399,013
2016 454,505 14,600,294
2017 467,106 14,812,482
2018 483,903 15,034,452
2019 503,912 15,271,368
2020 515,490 15,526,888
2021 518,150 15,797,210
2022 531,113 16,069,056
2023 552,747 16,340,822
2024 574,346 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Malta and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Malta Zimbabwe
1960 3.62 7.2
1961 3.27 7.21
1962 3.24 7.23
1963 2.9 7.23
1964 2.79 7.23
1965 2.52 7.23
1966 2.33 7.2
1967 2.24 7.16
1968 2.12 7.11
1969 2.02 7.04
1970 2.03 6.98
1971 2.06 6.94
1972 2.01 6.94
1973 1.65 6.94
1974 1.64 6.88
1975 2.27 6.83
1976 2.21 6.77
1977 2.14 6.71
1978 2.05 6.66
1979 2.1 6.59
1980 1.99 6.52
1981 1.87 6.45
1982 1.9 6.33
1983 1.92 6.2
1984 1.95 6.04
1985 1.95 5.87
1986 1.93 5.69
1987 1.97 5.5
1988 2.06 5.28
1989 2.1 5.07
1990 2.02 4.88
1991 1.99 4.72
1992 2.07 4.57
1993 1.96 4.39
1994 1.84 4.28
1995 1.77 4.15
1996 1.99 4.11
1997 1.93 4.08
1998 1.84 4.07
1999 1.73 4.06
2000 1.68 4.01
2001 1.48 3.98
2002 1.45 3.93
2003 1.48 3.86
2004 1.4 3.78
2005 1.38 3.69
2006 1.36 3.64
2007 1.35 3.68
2008 1.43 3.78
2009 1.42 3.95
2010 1.36 4.04
2011 1.45 4.13
2012 1.42 4.13
2013 1.36 4.11
2014 1.38 4.01
2015 1.37 3.91
2016 1.37 3.83
2017 1.26 3.77
2018 1.23 3.74
2019 1.14 3.75
2020 1.13 3.75
2021 1.13 3.77
2022 1.08 3.77
2023 1.06 3.72

Malta and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Malta Zimbabwe
1960 23.6 16.4
1961 23.8 16.2
1962 24 16
1963 24.2 15.8
1964 24.4 15.7
1965 24.5 15.7
1966 24.6 15.7
1967 24.8 15.7
1968 25 15.7
1969 25.5 15.7
1970 25.9 15.7
1971 26.3 15.8
1972 26.8 15.8
1973 27.2 15.8
1974 27.6 15.9
1975 28 15.9
1976 28.4 15.8
1977 28.7 15.8
1978 29.2 15.7
1979 29.6 15.6
1980 30 15.6
1981 30.3 15.7
1982 30.6 15.8
1983 30.9 15.8
1984 31.2 15.8
1985 31.4 15.9
1986 31.7 15.9
1987 32 15.9
1988 32.4 15.9
1989 32.7 16.1
1990 33 16.3
1991 33.3 16.5
1992 33.7 16.4
1993 34 16.3
1994 34.3 16.4
1995 34.7 16.6
1996 35.1 16.9
1997 35.5 17.2
1998 35.8 17.5
1999 36.1 17.7
2000 36.4 17.8
2001 36.7 18
2002 37 18.1
2003 37.4 18.2
2004 37.7 18.3
2005 38.1 18.3
2006 38.4 18.5
2007 38.7 18.5
2008 39 18.5
2009 39.3 18.4
2010 39.6 18.3
2011 39.9 18.2
2012 40.2 18.1
2013 40.4 18
2014 40.6 18
2015 40.6 18
2016 40.6 18
2017 40.5 18.1
2018 40.2 18.2
2019 39.9 18.3
2020 39.9 18.5
2021 40.2 18.6
2022 40.8 18.7
2023 41.4 18.9
2024 41.8 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
49.5%
2024

Energy

Malta Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Malta Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
88.3%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Malta Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
60,439 mi
2019

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