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Germany vs Malta: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
deu
Leads on 62 of 109 metrics
Malta
mlt
Leads on 39 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Malta: Malta leads on Major Urban Areas Population (213,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Malta leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Germany (2.46); Malta leads on Oil Consumption (19,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 109 compared metrics, Germany wins on 62 and Malta wins on 39.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★92.07 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★62.96 points
Radios77.8255,000★
Televisions51.4280,000★
Waterways7,500none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★257.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★28.53B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %★-0.35 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %3.7 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.788.2★
Electricity Consumption536.5★2.12
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4181★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★19
Electricity Imports28.34★1.53
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5575,100★
Electricity Production612.8813★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita234.7 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.434.6★
Gross Fixed Investment17.8★15.8
Gross National Saving2833.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36283.2★
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5311.5★
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.519,000★
Oil Exports470,200★0
Oil Imports2.6718,420★
Oil Production147,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★16.7 people
Public Debt63.950.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4645,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★10,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★52,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★0
Remittances0.5★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★0.39
Taxes and Other Revenues1121.9★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-39,236
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.198.97★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliamost of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★0.05 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★50.5

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %50.9 %★
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★65.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★196.8 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★39

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★72.82 %
Administrative Divisions1668★
Independence1821★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.15★22.27
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.810★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★10.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★4.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★8 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★29.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000<500 (2016 est.)
Underweight Children Under 50.6★0.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★52.5 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.73
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years86.08 years★
Median age of population45.59 years★41.58 years
Population Change-741,055 persons6,467.4 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★1,746.5 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★551,203 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.87
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %★7.67 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %8.65 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★123,049.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77318,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★10.54 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people213,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★173.32
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %95.59 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km7.86 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.65 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.04 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons4,202.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★56.98 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman★1.11 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons6,505.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★5.95 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.359.29★
Airports840★1
Civil Air Travel239★7
Heliports449★2

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