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Australia vs Malta: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 55 of 110 metrics
Malta
mlt
Leads on 41 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Malta: Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Malta (65.40 sq. km); Malta leads on Major Urban Areas Population (213,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Malta leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 110 compared metrics, Australia wins on 55 and Malta wins on 41.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★92.07 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★62.96 points
Radios25.5255,000★
Televisions10.15280,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★257.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★28.53B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★-0.35 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★3.7 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7988.2★
Electricity Consumption229.4★2.12
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7281★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1719★
Electricity Imports01.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56575,100★
Electricity Production243813★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita234.7 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.334.6★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★15.8
Gross National Saving2133.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25283.2★
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78311.5★
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★19,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★18,420
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★16.7 people
Public Debt5850.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1845,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★10,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★52,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.10.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990.39★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★21.9
Unemployment Rate4.1 %2.8 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-39,236★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.658.97★
Contiguous Zone1224★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.05 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★50.5

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %50.9 %★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★65.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★196.8 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★39

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★72.82 %
Administrative Divisions668★
Independence121★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.74★16.98
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.410★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★8 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.729.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %28.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000<500 (2016 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★52.5 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.73
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★86.08 years
Median age of population38.51 years41.58 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★6,467.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★1,746.5 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★551,203 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.87★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★7.67 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★123,049.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91318,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★10.54 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people213,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★173.32
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %95.59 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km7.86 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.65 %
Population living in slums0.03 %0.04 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons4,202.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★56.98 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.11 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★6,505.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★5.95 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.099.29★
Airports2,257★1
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft7
Heliports392★2

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