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Malta vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Malta
mlt
Leads on 50 of 110 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 47 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malta and Mexico: Malta leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Mexico (1.98); Mexico leads on Agricultural land (1.04 million sq. km) against Malta (65.40 sq. km); Malta leads on Televisions (280,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 110 compared metrics, Malta wins on 50 and Mexico wins on 47.

  • 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🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.07 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score62.96 points★45.55 points
Radios255,000★31
Televisions280,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country257.52M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.53B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)-0.35 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.7 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.2★86.1
Electricity Consumption2.12258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels81★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables19★9
Electricity Imports1.533.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity575,100★72.56
Electricity Production813★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)234.7 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.643.5★
Gross Fixed Investment15.821.5★
Gross National Saving33.5★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.5 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption283.2★81.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports311.5★50.12
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption19,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports18,420496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 people★36.3 people
Public Debt50.745.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports10,400155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports52,290867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances0.13.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.11★2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues21.9★14.2
Unemployment Rate2.8 %2.8 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-39,236★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.97★441.05
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionmost of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islandsmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.05 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources50.5461.89★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization50.9 %★1.86 %
Agricultural land65.4 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)196.8 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3959,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country72.82 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions68★32
Independence21★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.98★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1016.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density4.4 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★42 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.3★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2016 est.)340,000
Underweight Children Under 50.7★4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000341,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)52.5 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.73★0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.08 years★80.06 years
Median age of population41.58 years★29.96 years
Population Change6,467.4 persons1.20M persons★
Population density1,746.5 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population551,203 persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.87★0.71
Birth Rate (%)7.67 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)8.65 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age123,049.1 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate318,200★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school10.54 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population213,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.32★169.01
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization95.59 %★77.59 %
Physician Density7.86 people/sq km★2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.65 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums0.04 %15.76 %★
Total deaths4,202.1 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.98 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.11 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration6,505.3 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.95 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)9.29★0.48
Airports11,580★
Civil Air Travel7186★
Heliports2488★

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