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Greece vs Malta

122 shared metrics.

GreeceLeads in 72

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MaltaLeads in 50

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What matters for both sides

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Greece

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Identity

Formal name: Hellenic Republic.

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Greece counts about 6,000 islands and islets, but only 227 are inhabited.

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Malta

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Malta.

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Malta is tiny, but its country map is an archipelago of Malta, Gozo, Comino, and smaller islets.

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Analysis

Greece leads in 72 of 122 shared metrics, while Malta leads in 50.

Greece's Forest Area is 8481.2x that of Malta (39.0K km² vs 4.6 km²).

Greece's Land Area is 401.8x that of Malta (128.9K km² vs 320 km²).

Greece's Irrigated Land is 311.6x that of Malta (12.2K km² vs 39 km²).

Greece's Water Withdrawal is 272.8x that of Malta (10.05 B m³ vs 0.04 B m³).

Greece's Foreign Patents is 105.4x that of Malta (532 vs 5.0).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaGreece leads

Greece

39.0K km²

Malta

4.6 km²

Land AreaGreece leads

Greece

128.9K km²

Malta

320 km²

Irrigated LandGreece leads

Greece

12.2K km²

Malta

39 km²

Water WithdrawalGreece leads

Greece

10.05 B m³

Malta

0.04 B m³

Foreign PatentsGreece leads

Greece

532

Malta

5.0

AirportsGreece leads

Greece

Malta

1.0

All Metrics

Forest Area

Greece

39.0K km²

Malta

4.6 km²

848117% higher

Land Area

Greece

128.9K km²

Malta

320 km²

40181% higher

Irrigated Land

Greece

12.2K km²

Malta

39 km²

31159% higher

Water Withdrawal

Greece

10.05 B m³

Malta

0.04 B m³

27276% higher

Foreign Patents

Greece

532

Malta

5.0

10540% higher

Airports

Greece

Malta

1.0

8100% higher

Domestic Patents

Greece

394

Malta

5.0

7780% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Greece

147.0K

Malta

2.0K

7250% higher

Coastline Length

Greece

13.7K km

Malta

196.8 km

6849% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Greece

24.17M kW

Malta

829.0K kW

2815% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Greece

52.51 Mt CO2e

Malta

1.8 Mt CO2e

2804% higher

Electricity Generation

Greece

57.23 TWh

Malta

2.2 TWh

2490% higher

Scientific Publications

Greece

15.1K

Malta

593.57

2445% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Greece

30.27%

Malta

1.4%

2006% higher

Population

Greece

10.42M

Malta

521.8K

1898% higher

Highest Elevation

Greece

2.9K m

Malta

253 m

1053% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Greece

7.41M

Malta

718.0K

931% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Greece

$256,238,371,778.12

Malta

$24,971,574,502.45

926% higher

Air Passengers

Greece

19.09M

Malta

2.39M

700% higher

Military Spending

Greece

3.1% of GDP

Malta

0.45% of GDP

593% higher

Comparison of Greece and Malta across 122 metrics
				Winner
Forest Area	39.0K km²	4.6 km²	848117% higher	Greece
Land Area	128.9K km²	320 km²	40181% higher	Greece
Irrigated Land	12.2K km²	39 km²	31159% higher	Greece
Water Withdrawal	10.05 B m³	0.04 B m³	27276% higher	Greece
Foreign Patents	532	5.0	10540% higher	Greece
Airports	82	1.0	8100% higher	Greece
Domestic Patents	394	5.0	7780% higher	Greece
Armed Forces Personnel	147.0K	2.0K	7250% higher	Greece
Coastline Length	13.7K km	196.8 km	6849% higher	Greece
Electric Generating Capacity	24.17M kW	829.0K kW	2815% higher	Greece
Total CO2 Emissions	52.51 Mt CO2e	1.8 Mt CO2e	2804% higher	Greece
Electricity Generation	57.23 TWh	2.2 TWh	2490% higher	Greece
Scientific Publications	15.1K	593.57	2445% higher	Greece
Forest Coverage (%)	30.27%	1.4%	2006% higher	Greece
Population	10.42M	521.8K	1898% higher	Greece
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	253 m	1053% higher	Greece
Tourist Arrivals	7.41M	718.0K	931% higher	Greece
GDP (Nominal)	$256,238,371,778.12	$24,971,574,502.45	926% higher	Greece
Air Passengers	19.09M	2.39M	700% higher	Greece
Military Spending	3.1% of GDP	0.45% of GDP	593% higher	Greece
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	20 sites	3.0 sites	567% higher	Greece
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	39.27 per 100k people	8.2 per 100k people	377% higher	Greece
Road Traffic Death Rate	7.3 per 100k	1.9 per 100k	284% higher	Greece
Government Debt (% GDP)	190.6% of GDP	50.7% of GDP	276% higher	Greece
Unemployment Rate	10.13%	2.7%	275% higher	Greece
Youth Unemployment Rate	21.39% of youth labor force	8.4% of youth labor force	154% higher	Greece
Renewable Energy (%)	21.5%	8.6%	150% higher	Greece
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.5% of GDP	0.60% of GDP	146% higher	Greece
University Enrollment Rate	165.11%	80.53%	105% higher	Greece
Researchers	4.9K per 1M	2.4K per 1M	103% higher	Greece
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	170.54% of GDP	98% lower	Malta
Population Density	80.74 /km²	1.7K /km²	95% lower	Malta
Firms Asked for Bribes	5.5% of firms	3.0% of firms	84% higher	Greece
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	3.7 per 1M people	17.25 per 1M people	78% lower	Malta
Water Stress (%)	17.32%	72.6%	76% lower	Malta
Shipping Traffic	5.17M	2.99M	73% higher	Greece
GDP Growth Rate	2.1%	6.8%	69% lower	Malta
High-Tech Exports (%)	15.01%	45.18%	67% lower	Malta
CO2 Per Capita	5.3 t/person/yr	3.2 t/person/yr	66% higher	Greece
Exports (% GDP)	42.11% of GDP	118.49% of GDP	64% lower	Malta
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	67.57 per 100k	41.44 per 100k	63% higher	Greece
Agricultural Land (%)	41.68%	25.91%	61% higher	Greece
Firms Hit by Power Outages	21.26% of firms	55.05% of firms	61% lower	Malta
Inflation Rate	2.7%	1.7%	59% higher	Greece
Women in Senior Management	35.01% of managers	22.7% of managers	54% higher	Greece
Imports (% GDP)	47.66% of GDP	99.68% of GDP	52% lower	Malta
Nurses & Midwives	4.1 per 1k	8.5 per 1k	52% lower	Malta
Official Languages Count	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Greece
Homicide Rate	0.84 per 100k	0.56 per 100k	49% higher	Greece
Political Corruption Index	0.28	0.19	48% higher	Greece
Firms with Female Top Manager	15.64% of firms	10.59% of firms	48% higher	Greece
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,768.11	$3,352.77	47% lower	Malta
Credit Card Ownership	23.17% of adults	42.48% of adults	45% lower	Malta
Beer Consumption	1.7 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	43% lower	Malta
Solar Electricity Share	22.17%	15.53%	43% higher	Greece
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	1.9 L/person/yr	41% lower	Malta
Death Rate	11.99 per 1k	8.7 per 1k	39% higher	Greece
Merchant Fleet Size	1.2K	2.0K	38% lower	Malta
GNI Per Capita	$22,730	$36,730	38% lower	Malta
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$44,005.13	$69,832.19	37% lower	Malta
Electricity Carbon Intensity	315.09 gCO2/kWh	484.02 gCO2/kWh	35% lower	Malta
Milk Consumption per Person	255.26 kg/person/yr	190.06 kg/person/yr	34% higher	Greece
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.9K kg oil eq/person	1.4K kg oil eq/person	34% higher	Greece
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	5.5 per 1k births	33% lower	Malta
Smoking Rate	32.8%	24.7%	33% higher	Greece
Infant Mortality	3.2 per 1k births	4.8 per 1k births	33% lower	Malta
Teen Birth Rate	7.0 per 1k	10.4 per 1k	32% lower	Malta
Capital Elevation	74 m	56 m	32% higher	Greece
Suicide Rate	4.7 per 100k	6.5 per 100k	28% lower	Malta
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	4.7% of GDP	28% lower	Malta
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	27 days/yr	26% lower	Malta
Food Waste per Person	122.06 kg/person/yr	162 kg/person/yr	25% lower	Malta
Tobacco Use Prevalence	30.2% of adults	24.3% of adults	24% higher	Greece
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	26.69% of GDP	21.48% of GDP	24% higher	Greece
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.41 µg/m³	11.72 µg/m³	23% higher	Greece
Protected Land (%)	35%	28.9%	21% higher	Greece
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	114 per 100 people	142 per 100 people	20% lower	Malta
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.2 children/woman	20% higher	Greece
Dependency Ratio	59.13% of working-age pop.	49.8% of working-age pop.	19% higher	Greece
Insufficient Physical Activity	35.2% of adults	43.4% of adults	19% lower	Malta
Alcohol Consumption	5.8 L/adult/yr	7.1 L/adult/yr	18% lower	Malta
Elderly Population (%)	23.94%	20.21%	18% higher	Greece
Women in Parliament (%)	23%	27.85%	17% lower	Malta
Urban Population (%)	79%	95.65%	17% lower	Malta
Firms Making Informal Payments	3.1% of firms	2.7% of firms	17% higher	Greece
Doctors (per 1,000)	6.6 per 1k	7.9 per 1k	16% lower	Malta
Median Age	45.7 years	40.3 years	14% higher	Greece
Meat Consumption per Person	71.7 kg/person/yr	82.06 kg/person/yr	13% lower	Malta
Vehicles per 1,000 People	880.6 per 1k people	789.75 per 1k people	12% higher	Greece
Life Evaluation Score	5.7 pts	6.4 pts	11% lower	Malta
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	9.5% of GDP	11% lower	Malta
Seafood Consumption per Person	21.54 kg/person/yr	19.57 kg/person/yr	10% higher	Greece
Liberal Democracy Index	0.57	0.62	9% lower	Malta
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	4.7K kWh/person	5.0K kWh/person	7% lower	Malta
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.52 hrs/week	37.2 hrs/week	6% higher	Greece
Internet Users (%)	86.27%	92%	6% lower	Malta
Hypertension Prevalence	31.8% of adults	30.2% of adults	5% higher	Greece
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	5% lower	Malta
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.78	5% lower	Malta
Birth Rate	7.4 per 1k	7.7 per 1k	4% lower	Malta
Obesity Rate	33.68%	34.62%	3% lower	Malta
Inequality (Gini)	33.4	34.6	3% lower	Malta
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.69%	99.83%	3% lower	Malta
Human Development Index	0.91	0.92	2% lower	Malta
Corruption Perceptions Index	50 pts	49 pts	2% higher	Greece
Women's Political Empowerment	0.90	0.92	2% lower	Malta
Life Expectancy	81.5 years	83.5 years	2% lower	Malta
Freedom of Expression Index	0.81	0.83	2% lower	Malta
Sanitation Access (%)	99.01%	100%	1% lower	Malta
Youth Population (%)	13.22%	13.03%	1% higher	Greece
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.48% of adults	96.89% of adults	1% lower	Malta
Digital Payments Used	91.4% of adults	90.73% of adults	1% higher	Greece
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Greece
Coal Electricity Share	4.7%	0%	ranked higher	Greece
Wind Electricity Share	20.44%	0%	ranked higher	Greece
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Greece
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	equal	Greece
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.10 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Greece
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Greece
Land Border Length	1.1K km	0 km	ranked higher	Greece
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.7% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Malta
Border Neighbors	4.0	0	ranked higher	Greece

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Analysis

Greece leads in 72 of 122 shared metrics, while Malta leads in 50.

Greece's Forest Area is 8481.2x that of Malta (39.0K km² vs 4.6 km²).

Greece's Land Area is 401.8x that of Malta (128.9K km² vs 320 km²).

Greece's Irrigated Land is 311.6x that of Malta (12.2K km² vs 39 km²).

Greece's Water Withdrawal is 272.8x that of Malta (10.05 B m³ vs 0.04 B m³).

Greece's Foreign Patents is 105.4x that of Malta (532 vs 5.0).

Forest Area

39.0K km²

4.6 km²

Land Area

128.9K km²

320 km²

Irrigated Land

12.2K km²

39 km²

Water Withdrawal

10.05 B m³

0.04 B m³

Foreign Patents

532

5.0

Airports

1.0

Domestic Patents

394

5.0

Armed Forces Personnel

147.0K

2.0K

Coastline Length

13.7K km

196.8 km

Electric Generating Capacity

24.17M kW

829.0K kW

Total CO2 Emissions

52.51 Mt CO2e

1.8 Mt CO2e

Electricity Generation

57.23 TWh

2.2 TWh

Scientific Publications

15.1K

593.57

Forest Coverage (%)

30.27%

1.4%

Population

10.42M

521.8K

Highest Elevation

2.9K m

253 m

Tourist Arrivals

7.41M

718.0K

GDP (Nominal)

$256,238,371,778.12

$24,971,574,502.45

Air Passengers

19.09M

2.39M

Military Spending

3.1% of GDP

0.45% of GDP

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Forest Area

Land Area

Irrigated Land

Water Withdrawal

Foreign Patents

Airports

Domestic Patents

Armed Forces Personnel

Coastline Length

Electric Generating Capacity

Total CO2 Emissions

Electricity Generation

Scientific Publications

Forest Coverage (%)

Population

Highest Elevation

Tourist Arrivals

GDP (Nominal)

Air Passengers

Military Spending

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Road Traffic Death Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Renewable Energy (%)

R&D Spending (% GDP)

University Enrollment Rate

Researchers

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Population Density

Firms Asked for Bribes

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Water Stress (%)

Shipping Traffic

GDP Growth Rate

High-Tech Exports (%)

CO2 Per Capita

Exports (% GDP)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Agricultural Land (%)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Inflation Rate

Women in Senior Management

Imports (% GDP)

Nurses & Midwives

Official Languages Count

Homicide Rate

Political Corruption Index

Firms with Female Top Manager

Health Spending Per Capita

Credit Card Ownership

Beer Consumption

Solar Electricity Share

Spirits Consumption

Death Rate

Merchant Fleet Size

GNI Per Capita

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Milk Consumption per Person

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Child Mortality

Smoking Rate

Infant Mortality

Teen Birth Rate

Capital Elevation

Suicide Rate

Education Spending (% GDP)

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Food Waste per Person