How much coast is there?

Albania’s coastline is 84% longer than Malta’s.

Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · Malta: 197 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Albania’s highest peak towers 2,511 m above Malta’s.

Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · Malta: 253 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Albania has 4.1 times as many people as Malta.

Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · Malta: 579,704 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malta is 21 times as densely populated as Albania.

Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · Malta: 1,812 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malta is 4 years older than in Albania.

Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · Malta: 40.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Albania have 0.3 more children on average than in Malta.

Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · Malta: 1.01 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Malta are 65 or older, versus 18% in Albania.

Albania: 17.6% (2025) · Malta: 20.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Albania: 0 (2025) · Malta: no data

How many official languages?

Malta has 2 official languages, Albania 1.

Albania: 1 (2026) · Malta: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Albania’s economy is 10% larger than Malta’s.

Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · Malta: $27.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malta produces 2.6 times as much per person as Albania.

Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · Malta: Int$72,210 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malta than in Albania (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Albania: 29.4 (2020) · Malta: 31.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 11% in Albania, versus 2.9% in Malta.

Albania: 10.9% (2025) · Malta: 2.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Albania spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Malta 0.5%.

Albania: 2% (2024) · Malta: 0.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malta’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Albania’s.

Albania: 46% (2025) · Malta: 66% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malta spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Albania.

Albania: $591 (2023) · Malta: $3,623 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Albania is 77% more likely to die before turning one than in Malta.

Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Malta: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malta has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Albania.

Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Malta: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Malta are obese, versus 27% in Albania.

Albania: 27.3% (2024) · Malta: 33.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Malta smoke, versus 21% in Albania.

Albania: 21.4% (2024) · Malta: 24.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malta rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in Albania.

Albania: 5.66 (2025) · Malta: 6.44 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Malta drink 79% more alcohol than in Albania.

Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · Malta: 7.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malta has 27% more meat per person than Albania.

Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · Malta: 71.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malta has 169 kcal more food per person per day than Albania.

Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · Malta: 3,407 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Albania put in 304 more hours a year than in Malta.

Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · Malta: 1,848 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malta went to school 2.2 years longer than in Albania.

Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · Malta: 12.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malta welcomed 30% more tourists per resident than Albania (2019).

Albania: 4.83 (2024) · Malta: 6.26 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Malta are online, versus 86% in Albania.

Albania: 86% (2024) · Malta: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Albania and Malta are practically level.

Albania: 100% (2024) · Malta: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

96% of people in Malta live in cities, versus 59% in Albania.

Albania: 59% (2025) · Malta: 96% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malta has 142 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Albania 89.

Albania: 89 (2024) · Malta: 142 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Albania: 424 km (2017) · Malta: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malta fly 26 times as many passengers per resident as those from Albania.

Albania: 0.16 (2023) · Malta: 4.12 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 29% of Albania, but only 1.4% of Malta.

Albania: 28.8% (2023) · Malta: 1.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malta emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Albania.

Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · Malta: 3.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Malta.

Albania: 100% (2024) · Malta: 16% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Albania carries 52% more fine dust than in Malta.

Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Malta: 11.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Albania as in Malta.

Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · Malta: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Albania are 5.7 times as deadly as in Malta.

Albania: 10.8 per 100k (2021) · Malta: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malta: no data

How much rain falls?

Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malta: no data