How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 39 times as long as Malta’s.

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Malta: 197 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 4,495 m above Malta’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Malta: 253 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 102 times as many people as Malta.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Malta: 579,704 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malta is 9.1 times as densely populated as Italy.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Malta: 1,812 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 7.2 years older than in Malta.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Malta: 40.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Italy have 0.2 more children on average than in Malta.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Malta: 1.01 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 21% in Malta.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Malta: 20.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Malta: no data

How many official languages?

Malta has 2 official languages, Italy 1.

Italy: 1 (2026) · Malta: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 92 times the size of Malta’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Malta: $27.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malta produces 15% more per person than Italy.

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Malta: Int$72,210 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Malta (Gini 2.5 points higher).

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Malta: 31.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.9% in Malta.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Malta: 2.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Malta 0.5%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Malta: 0.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Malta’s.

Italy: 69% (2025) · Malta: 66% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malta spends 7% more on health per person than Italy.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Malta: $3,623 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malta is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Malta: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malta has 8% more doctors per person than Italy.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Malta: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Malta are obese, versus 18% in Italy.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Malta: 33.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Malta smoke, versus 22% in Italy.

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Malta: 24.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Malta.

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Malta: 6.44 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 10% more alcohol than in Malta.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Malta: 7.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malta and Italy are nearly identical here.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Malta: 71.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 346 kcal more food per person per day than Malta.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Malta: 3,407 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malta put in 146 more hours a year than in Italy.

Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Malta: 1,848 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malta went to school 1.6 years longer than in Italy.

Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Malta: 12.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malta welcomed 6.4 times as many tourists per resident as Italy (2019).

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Malta: 6.26 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Malta are online, versus 89% in Italy.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Malta: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Italy and Malta are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

96% of people in Malta live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.

Italy: 70% (2025) · Malta: 96% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malta has 142 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Italy 133.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Malta: 142 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Malta: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malta fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Malta: 4.12 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 1.4% of Malta.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Malta: 1.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Malta.

Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Malta: 3.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Malta.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Malta: 16% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Italy carries 37% more fine dust than in Malta.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Malta: 11.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Italy and Malta are nearly identical here.

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Malta: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Italy are 2.6 times as deadly as in Malta.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Malta: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malta: no data

How much rain falls?

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malta: no data