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Malta vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 170 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Malta
mlt
Leads on 92 of 170 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 65 of 170 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 241 times as many people as Malta (133.03 million vs 551,203). Mexico's economy is 80.4 times the size of Malta's ($2.29 trillion vs $28.53 billion GDP).

Comparing Malta and Mexico: Malta leads on Annual Forest Area Change Rate (2.00 %) against Mexico (-127,766 %); 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). Across 170 compared metrics, Malta wins on 92 and Mexico wins on 65.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 65 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 24 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 38 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration44.51 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.86 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.07 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed44.51 Mbpsā˜…21.74 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score62.96 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios255,000ā˜…31
Televisions280,000ā˜…25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

65 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country257.52M $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.53B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.97 %24.12 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume4.88M tonnes246.26M tonnesā˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate96.56 %ā˜…53.03 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)-0.35 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.7 %7.34 %ā˜…
Corporate Tax Rate Trends35 %ā˜…30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDPā˜…5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.2ā˜…86.1
Electricity Consumption2.12258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports07.31ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels81ā˜…71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables19ā˜…9
Electricity Imports1.533.53ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity575,100ā˜…72.56
Electricity Production813ā˜…302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)234.7 USD per capitaā˜…57.54 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate74.57 %ā˜…51.88 %
Gini Index Coefficient34.643.5ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment15.821.5ā˜…
Gross National Saving33.5ā˜…21.4
High-Tech Export Percentage70.87 %78.22 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries63,655.52 USDā˜…21,911.93 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate2.36 %ā˜…3.81 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.5 % of GDP0.9 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption283.2ā˜…81.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports311.5ā˜…50.12
Natural Gas Production031.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8ā˜…
Oil Consumption19,000ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports01.51ā˜…
Oil Imports18,420496,000ā˜…
Oil Production02.98ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves010.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt50.745.1ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.65 %ā˜…0.27 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Real Interest Rate Trends2.4 %2.52 %ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,000ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports10,400155,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports52,290867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600ā˜…
Remittances0.13.7ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million2,354.97 researchersā˜…419.44 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources00.1ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding0.65 USDā˜…0.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.11ā˜…2.33
Tax Burden (% of GDP)24.08 %14.82 %ā˜…
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)24.08 % of GDPā˜…14.82 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues21.9ā˜…14.2
Top Exporting Countries29.59B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)170.05 %ā˜…2.48 %
Tourism Contribution to GDP5.9 %8.87 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)5.9 %8.87 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate2.8 %2.8 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.98 %61.61 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate8.43 %5.71 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-39,236ā˜…2.73M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate2 %ā˜…-127,765.63 %
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.97ā˜…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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation28.47 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage29 %ā˜…15.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.05 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources50.5461.89ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species3 speciesā˜…97 species

Geography

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization50.9 %ā˜…1.86 %
Agricultural land65.4 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km3201.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)196.8 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land3959,910ā˜…

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country72.82 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions68ā˜…32
Corruption Perception Index46 index26 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score46 indexā˜…26 index
Independence21ā˜…16
LGBT Rights Index Score13ā˜…6.13
Prison Population Rate167 per 100,000ā˜…169 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception4626ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

24 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.83 %ā˜…42.97 %
Average BMI for Adults27.7 kg/mĀ²ā˜…27.5 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate88 %ā˜…80 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.98ā˜…93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1016.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders82.96 yearsā˜…75.26 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.28 per 1,000 birthsā˜…0.64 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita6,498.91 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Coverage Index Score82 scoreā˜…79 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDPā˜…6.1 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy82.96 yearsā˜…75.26 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density4.4 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita4.09 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.01 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence7.18 %ā˜…10.15 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %ā˜…42 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.3ā˜…21.3
Nurses and Midwives Density8.34 per 1,000 peopleā˜…3.03 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %28.9 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending30.93 %ā˜…41.24 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2016 est.)340,000
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)5.73 %ā˜…2.91 %
Total Number of Doctors4.51ā˜…2.59
Underweight Children Under 50.7ā˜…4.2

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Active Military Personnel2,000 personnel216,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.45 %ā˜…0.74 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000341,000ā˜…

People and Society

38 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)52.5 %ā˜…51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.73ā˜…0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.08 yearsā˜…80.06 years
Median age of population41.58 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change6,467.4 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density1,746.5 per sq. km67.89 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population551,203 persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.87ā˜…0.71
Beer Consumption per Capita2.45 liters4.55 litersā˜…
Birth Rate (%)7.67 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Crude Birth Rate7.7 per 1,000 people15.46 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)8.65 %6.04 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age123,049.1 persons35.92M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)101.42 %ā˜…51.61 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate44.51 %ā˜…21.74 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth107.19 male/femaleā˜…103.66 male/female
Human Development Index0.74ā˜…0.43
Labor Force Participation Rate318,200ā˜…60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school10.54 yearsā˜…9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population213,000 peopleā˜…22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.32ā˜…169.01
Mean Years of Schooling12.09 yearsā˜…10.18 years
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio29.48 %11.9 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization95.59 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density7.86 people/sq kmā˜…2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.65 %0.81 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0.04 %15.76 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio12.94ā˜…26.55
Total deaths4,202.1 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.98 %62.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.11 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration6,505.3 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.95 per live birthsā˜…11.69 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.92 %ā˜…1.19 %

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)9.29ā˜…0.48
Airports11,580ā˜…
Civil Air Travel7186ā˜…
Heliports2488ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡¹ MaltašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita6.58B USD36.24B USDā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Malta vs Mexico

Which has a larger population, Malta or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico has 241 times as many people as Malta (133.03 million vs 551,203). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Malta or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 80.4 times the size of Malta's ($2.29 trillion vs $28.53 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Malta or Mexico?ā–¾

Malta is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $51,765 in Malta vs $17,235 in Mexico (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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