Human development index (Our World) in Malta
Malta: Human development index (Our World) was 0.924 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.924
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
24th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2023
All-time low
0.735
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Malta is 0.924, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Malta peaked at 0.924 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.735, in 1990.
Malta ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.735 | — |
| 1991 | 0.742 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.748 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.754 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.758 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.763 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.772 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.781 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.784 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.79 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.801 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.806 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.818 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.832 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.838 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.845 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.848 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.854 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.867 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.862 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.87 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.886 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.892 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.891 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.901 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.908 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.91 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.903 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.914 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.917 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.924 | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.924 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.924 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.76 | 0.735 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8272 | 0.79 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 | 0.862 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.903 | 0.924 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Malta?
- Human development index in Malta was 0.924 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.735 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for human development index?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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