Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malta fits inside Tunisia 519 times
Malta: 315 km² (2024) · Tunisia: 163,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tunisia’s coastline is 5.8 times as long as Malta’s
Malta: 197 km (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tunisia’s highest peak towers 1,291 m above Malta’s
Malta: 253 m (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Tunisia, versus 25% of Malta
Malta: 25.4% (2024) · Tunisia: 62.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tunisia has 21 times as many people as Malta
Malta: 579,704 (2025) · Tunisia: 12.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malta is 23 times as densely populated as Tunisia
Malta: 1,839 per km² (2025) · Tunisia: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tunisia are 2.5 cm taller than in Malta
Malta: 174.4 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Malta are 1.3 cm taller than in Tunisia
Malta: 163 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malta is 8.2 years older than in Tunisia
Malta: 40.3 years (2023) · Tunisia: 32.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tunisia have 0.8 more children on average than in Malta
Malta: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Tunisia: 1.82 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Malta are 65 or older, versus 9.9% in Tunisia
Malta: 20.5% (2025) · Tunisia: 9.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Malta hosts 74 times as many refugees per resident as Tunisia
Malta: 14.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Tunisia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Malta: no data · Tunisia: 0.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Malta has 2 official languages, Tunisia 1
Malta: 2 (2026) · Tunisia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tunisia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Malta’s
Malta: $27.8 billion (2025) · Tunisia: $57.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malta produces 4.7 times as much per person as Tunisia
Malta: Int$72,210 (2025) · Tunisia: Int$15,234 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tunisia than in Malta (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Malta: 31.8 (2023) · Tunisia: 33.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Tunisia and Malta are practically level
Malta: 0.4% (2023) · Tunisia: 0.7% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Tunisia, versus 2.9% in Malta
Malta: 2.9% (2025) · Tunisia: 15.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tunisia spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Malta 0.4%
Malta: 0.4% (2025) · Tunisia: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Malta: 24.1% (2024) · Tunisia: no data
How expensive is it?
Malta’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Tunisia’s
Malta: 66% (2025) · Tunisia: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malta spends 11 times as much on health per person as Tunisia
Malta: $3,623 (2023) · Tunisia: $318 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malta live 6.2 years longer than in Tunisia
Malta: 83 years (2024) · Tunisia: 76.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tunisia is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malta
Malta: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tunisia: 9.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Malta has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Tunisia
Malta: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Tunisia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Malta has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Tunisia
Malta: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tunisia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Malta is 2.1 times that in Tunisia
Malta: 6.1 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
33% of adults in Malta are obese, versus 28% in Tunisia
Malta: 33.3% (2024) · Tunisia: 27.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Malta and Tunisia are practically level
Malta: 24.6% (2024) · Tunisia: 24.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Malta rate their lives 1.64 points higher than in Tunisia
Malta: 6.44 (2025) · Tunisia: 4.80 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Malta drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Tunisia
Malta: 7.6 litres (2023) · Tunisia: 1.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malta has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Tunisia
Malta: 71.8 kg (2023) · Tunisia: 30.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tunisia has 25 kcal more food per person per day than Malta
Malta: 3,407 kcal (2023) · Tunisia: 3,432 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tunisia put in 440 more hours a year than in Malta
Malta: 1,848 hours (2023) · Tunisia: 2,288 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malta went to school 4.8 years longer than in Tunisia
Malta: 12.4 years (2023) · Tunisia: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Malta welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Tunisia (2019)
Malta: 6.26 (2024) · Tunisia: 0.53 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tunisia has 7 more World Heritage sites than Malta (10 against 3)
Malta: 3 (2026) · Tunisia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Tunisia has won 18 Olympic medals, Malta none
Malta: 0 (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Malta are online, versus 77% in Tunisia
Malta: 94% (2024) · Tunisia: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Malta is 9.2 times as fast as in Tunisia
Malta: 275 Mbps (2026) · Tunisia: 30 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Malta and Tunisia are practically level
Malta: 100% (2024) · Tunisia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in Malta live in cities, versus 71% in Tunisia
Malta: 96% (2025) · Tunisia: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Malta has 142 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tunisia 118
Malta: 142 (2024) · Tunisia: 118 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Malta: no data · Tunisia: 1,777 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malta fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tunisia
Malta: 4.12 (2023) · Tunisia: 0.33 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.4% of Tunisia, but only 1.5% of Malta
Malta: 1.5% (2024) · Tunisia: 4.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malta emits 20% more CO₂ than someone in Tunisia
Malta: 3.2 t (2024) · Tunisia: 2.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Malta’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Tunisia
Malta: 16% (2025) · Tunisia: 4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tunisia carries 82% more fine dust than in Malta
Malta: 11.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tunisia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.3 times as likely to be murdered in Tunisia as in Malta
Malta: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 4.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tunisia are 4.7 times as deadly as in Malta
Malta: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malta: no data · Tunisia: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malta: no data · Tunisia: 178 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Malta bigger than Tunisia?
Tunisia is larger. Malta fits inside Tunisia 519 times.
Which has more people, Malta or Tunisia?
Tunisia has 21 times as many people as Malta (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Malta or Tunisia?
People in Malta live 6.2 years longer than in Tunisia. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Malta and 76.7 in Tunisia.
Are people taller in Malta or Tunisia?
Men in Tunisia are 2.5 cm taller than in Malta (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
