Malta vs France

Malta
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Capital: Valletta
Population
568.8K
GDP
$25.0B
France
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Paris
Population
68.6M
GDP
$3.2T

POP 120.5x GDP 126.2x LE 0.0 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Malta vs France

GDP (Current USD)99.2%Population99.2%Forest Area95.6%Net Migration93%Population Density92.7%Freshwater Withdrawal83.2%GDP Growth Rate80.8%Trade (% of GDP)68.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the GDP (Current USD) gap first (Malta HIC vs France HIC).

Demographics: Population (France, 99% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Population 568.8K 68.6M 2024
Population Density 1727.3 126.9 2023
Population Ages 0-14 13.0% 16.5% 2024
Urban Population 95.7% 78.8% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (France, 99% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
GDP (Current USD) $25.0B $3.2T 2024
GDP Growth Rate 6.2% 1.2% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 217.7% 68.1% 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.1% 7.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Infant Mortality Rate (France, 28% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Infant Mortality Rate 4.7 3.4 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.5 3.3 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.8% 11.5% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 5.3 4.3 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (France, 11% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.7% 5.3% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 80.5% 71.5% 2023

4 closer education rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (France, 96% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Forest Area 1.4% 32.5% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 72.6% 12.2% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 8.6% 16.2% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 5,013 6,447 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Malta, 18% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Mobile Subscriptions 142.1 116.7 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (France, 93% spread)

Indicator Malta France Year
Net Migration 6.3K 90.5K 2024
Intentional Homicides 0.6 1.3 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.4% 0.1% 2023
Male Labor Participation 71.8% 59.9% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Malta and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Malta vs France comparison

Malta (HIC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) vs France (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 120.5x smaller (568.8K vs 68.6M) and total GDP is 126.2x smaller ($25.0B vs $3.2T). The gap board leads on GDP (Current USD) (~99% relative spread) across 47 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Malta vs France figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.