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Malta

Republic of Malta · Repubblika ta ' Malta

Capital
Valletta
Population
579,704 2025
Area
316 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of MaltaMALTATUNISIAITALYLIBYAMediterraneanSeaIonian SeaTyrrhenian Sea0100 km
Malta hatched and ringed, Valletta marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 35.9°N 14.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

An island country in Southern Europe, Malta shares no land border with another country. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Valletta is Tripoli, in Libya, 356 km away. At 316 km², it is the 10th-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

579,704 people lived in Malta in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 28 countries have fewer. That is 1,835 people per km², the 4th-highest density of the 194. The urban share of the population was 95.7% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$47,907 in current US dollars: 27th of 191 worldwide, 19th of 44 in Europe. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 83.0 years. The fertility rate was 1.01 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Valletta lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,260 km from the nearest land, New Zealand.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population579,7042025, World Bank166th of 19439th of 44
Area316 km²world-countries186th of 19541st of 45
GDPUS$27.8 billion2025, World Bank, current US$116th of 19137th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$47,9072025, World Bank, current US$27th of 19119th of 44
Population density1,835 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries4th of 1942nd of 44
Life expectancy83.0 years2024, World Bank18th of 19411th of 44
Urban population95.7%2025, World Bank9th of 1944th of 44
Forest area1.5% of land2024, World Bank176th of 19442nd of 44
Population growth+1.89% a year2025, World Bank52nd of 1942nd of 44
Internet users93.9%2024, World Bank33rd of 18818th of 44
Fertility rate1.01 births per woman2024, World Bank191st of 19443rd of 44
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19543rd of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMaldives, Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Closest in populationMontenegro, Maldives and Cape Verde

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

  • Libya356 km
    Valletta to Tripoli
  • Tunisia401 km
    Valletta to Tunis
  • Italy690 km
    Valletta to Rome

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Valletta
35.90°N 14.51°E
Northernmost latitude
36.08°N
Southernmost latitude
35.82°N
Westernmost longitude
14.18°E
Easternmost longitude
14.57°E
North to south
about 29 km
Antipode of Valletta
35.90°S 165.49°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,260 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)