Australia vs Malta: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Australia

8.9%

in 2023

Malta

8.8%

in 2023

Australia rank

133rd

Malta rank

134th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Australia currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 133rd and Malta ranks 134th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.