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Malta vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malta
mlt
Leads on 50 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 55 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malta and Thailand: Malta leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Thailand (1.33); Malta leads on Major Urban Areas Population (213,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Malta leads on Televisions (280,000) against Thailand (15.19). Across 117 compared metrics, Malta wins on 50 and Thailand wins on 55.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.86 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.07 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score62.96 points★56.72 points
Radios255,000★13.96
Televisions280,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country257.52M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.53B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.97 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume4.88M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)-0.35 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.7 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.2★84.6
Electricity Consumption2.12187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels81★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables19★16
Electricity Imports1.5319.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity575,100★44.89
Electricity Production813★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)234.7 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.6★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment15.828.8★
Gross National Saving33.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.5 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption283.2★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports311.5★14.41
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption19,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports18,420807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 people5.4 people★
Public Debt50.7★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports10,400278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports52,290134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances0.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Robotics Research Funding0.65 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.110.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.9★15.4
Top Exporting Countries29.59B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.98 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-39,236★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.97★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionmost of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islandshighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation28.47 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.05 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources50.5438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization50.9 %★5.23 %
Agricultural land65.4 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)196.8 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3964,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country72.82 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions6876★
Independence21123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)22.5219.51★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1010.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,498.91 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density4.4 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.3★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2016 est.)500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.7★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.5 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.73★0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.08 years★80.78 years
Median age of population41.58 years★41.03 years
Population Change6,467.4 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density1,746.5 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population551,203 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.87★0.38
Birth Rate (%)7.67 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)8.65 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age123,049.1 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate318,200★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school10.54 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population213,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.32★169.16
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization95.59 %★62.64 %
Physician Density7.86 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.65 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0.04 %2 %★
Total deaths4,202.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.98 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.11 per woman1.18 per woman★
Total net-migration6,505.3 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.95 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇹 Malta🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)9.29★1.01
Airports1105★
Civil Air Travel741★
Heliports25★

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