Malta vs Niue
Malta is 22% larger than Niue.
MaltaNiueMalta moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
1.22×
Malta is 1.22× the area of Niue.
 Malta |  Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMalta: 1.22× the area | 316 km²#186 of 194 | 260 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMalta: 318× the population | 579,704#166 of 194 · 2025 | 1,8212025 |
| DensityMalta: 262× the density | 1,835 / km²#4 of 194 | 7.0 / km² |
| Urban population | 96%#9 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.01 per woman#188 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +1.89%#51 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 7.7 per 1,000#174 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.3 per 1,000#93 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 12.9%#182 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 20.5%#28 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +8.9 per 1,000#9 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 83.0 years#18 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 4.51 per 1,000#16 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 80.5%#23 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.924#23 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $41,440#26 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $27.77B2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $72,210#21 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +4.0%#69 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +2.4%#103 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 2.9%#144 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.4%#107 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.8#104 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 0.9% of jobs#172 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 17.7% of jobs#110 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 81.4% of jobs#10 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 170.1% of GDP#1 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Exports | 119.1% of GDP#5 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 0.5% of GDP#146 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 94%#33 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 142 per 100#32 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 2% of land#174 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.18 t a year#81 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 8.6%#150 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 10.8 µg/m³#149 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 29.0% of land#37 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 22.2% of land#46 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 72.6%#24 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 560 mm#137 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.04#31 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.18#72 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of New Zealand |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Member of | EU, Euro area, Schengen Area | — |
| Capital | Valletta | Alofi |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Official languages | English, Maltese | English, Niuean |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 | UTC−11 |
| Calling code | +356 | +683 |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe | Polynesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malta sits at about 36° N and is stretched to 1.52× its true area; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Malta bigger than Niue?
- Yes. Malta is 22% larger than Niue. Malta covers 316 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Malta?
- About 1.2 times: Malta has 1.22× the area of Niue.
- Why do Malta and Niue look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× its true area there and Niue about 1.12×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Malta or Niue?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 1,821. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².
- What kind of government do Malta and Niue have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Malta: parliamentary republic; Niue: dependent territory.