Macao SAR, China vs Malta

Macao SAR, China and Malta compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Macao SAR, China has about 1.2 times as many people as Malta: 685,900 against 579,704 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Macao SAR, China ($75,902) is 58% higher than in Malta ($47,907) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Macao SAR, China (4.7%) than in Malta (4%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Malta (2.4%) than in Macao SAR, China (0.3%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Malta (2.9%) than in Macao SAR, China (2.3%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Macao SAR, China (83.3 years) and Malta (83 years) in 2024.
• The population of Malta is older: half of its people are over 40.3 years, against 38.3 years in Macao SAR, China in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malta (93.9%) than in Macao SAR, China (89.8%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malta (3.2 tonnes) are 28% higher than in Macao SAR, China (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.