5th lowest road deaths1.9 per 100k · #5 of 193 · 2021
5th highest tourists per resident6.26 · #5 of 179 · 2024
7th lowest fertility rate1.01 children per woman · #7 of 210 · 2024
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COUNTRYDUEL EUROPE
Surprising facts about Malta
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Malta’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Malta among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Malta sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Malta across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Malta
vs Libya 
vs Tunisia 
vs Italy 
vs Vatican City 
vs Albania