Cyprus vs Malta

Cyprus and Malta compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cyprus has about 2.4 times as many people as Malta: 1.4 million against 579,704 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Malta ($47,907) is 15% higher than in Cyprus ($41,783) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Malta (4%) than in Cyprus (3.8%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Malta (2.4%) than in Cyprus (0.1%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cyprus (4.9%) than in Malta (2.9%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malta can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Cyprus: 83 years against 81.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Malta is older: half of its people are over 40.3 years, against 37.8 years in Cyprus in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malta (93.9%) than in Cyprus (89.6%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Cyprus (5.4 tonnes) are 69% higher than in Malta (3.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cyprus (18.6%) than in Malta (1.5%), a difference of 17.1 percentage points in 2024.