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