Polity · 1967 CE – present
Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta
Also recorded as Republic of Malta
- Peak recorded area
- 450 km²
- 1979 CE
- Rulers on record
- 10
- from 1971 CE
- Data series
- 314
- 1967 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English but Maltese is recognised as the national language.
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Territory
3 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 3 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 56 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population216 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 545.4Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 83.63years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 5,161persons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 0.948% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 85.51years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 81.69years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 132 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP200 obs · 1820 CE–2019 CE | 31.5Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd87 obs · 1970 CE–2025 CE | 27.8Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 34.5K2011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Inflation66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 2.36% annual2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Barley Area Harvested64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 0ha2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Production64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 0tonnes2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 18 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score53 obs · 1964 CE–2016 CE | 0CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption53 obs · 1964 CE–2016 CE | 294Kcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production53 obs · 1964 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure53 obs · 1964 CE–2016 CE | 58Mcurrent USD2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel53 obs · 1964 CE–2016 CE | 2,000persons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure % GDP41 obs · 1985 CE–2024 CE | 0.4511% of GDP2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Territory & resources
6 of 48 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 22.81% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 1.44% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 25.91%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0132hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 8,291ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 7,300ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 24 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.785index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.637index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.542index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 2RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.841index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Executive Years In Office49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 3years2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 36 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.838index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 140.59per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Secondary44 obs · 1971 CE–2017 CE | 7.11ratio2017 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Primary43 obs · 1971 CE–2017 CE | 12.94ratio2017 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Dpt Immunization %41 obs · 1984 CE–2024 CE | 97%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %41 obs · 1984 CE–2024 CE | 88%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
10 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Dom MintoffHead of Government1971 CE – 1984 CE
- Karmenu Mifsud BonniciHead of Government1984 CE – 1987 CE
- Eddie Fenech AdamiHead of Government1987 CE – 1996 CE
- Alfred SantHead of Government1996 CE – 1998 CE
- Lawrence GonziHead of Government2004 CE – 2013 CE
- Joseph MuscatHead of Government2013 CE – 2020 CE
- Marie-Louise Coleiro PrecaHead of State2014 CE – 2019 CE
- George William VellaHead of State2019 CE – 2024 CE
- Robert AbelaHead of Government2020 CE –
- Myriam Spiteri DebonoHead of State2024 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
- Government type
- parliamentary republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Myriam Spiteri DEBONO (since 4 April 2024); head of government: Prime Minister Robert ABELA (since 13 January 2020); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister;
- Ethnic groups
- Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
- Natural resources
- limestone, salt, arable land
- Economy
- high-income, EU-member European economy; diversified portfolio; euro user; dependent on food and energy imports; strong tourism, trade, and manufacturing sectors; high North African immigration; large welfare system; educated workforce
Language & currency
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1964 CE –
- Commonwealth of NationsCWInternational organisation · member1964 CE –
- Italy–Malta Entente (1980)Historical alliance · member1980 CE – 1984 CE
- Malta–Libya Defense Pact (1984)Military alliance · member1984 CE – 1989 CE
- European UnionEUEconomic bloc · member2004 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0