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 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: 1,812 per km² (2025) · Tunisia: 79 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Malta: no data · Tunisia: 0.8 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malta has 2 official languages, Tunisia 1.

Malta: 2 (2026) · Tunisia: 1 (2026)

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 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 0.5%.

Malta: 0.5% (2024) · Tunisia: 2.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malta’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Tunisia’s.

Malta: 66% (2025) · Tunisia: 31% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

94% of people in Malta are online, versus 77% in Tunisia.

Malta: 94% (2024) · Tunisia: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 4.6% of Tunisia, but only 1.4% of Malta.

Malta: 1.4% (2023) · Tunisia: 4.6% (2023)

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)

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 8.6 times as deadly as in Malta.

Malta: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · Tunisia: 16.3 per 100k (2021)

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)