Human Development Index in Malta

Malta: Human Development Index was 0.924 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.924
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 72 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

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.7351991: 0.7421992: 0.7481993: 0.7541994: 0.7581995: 0.7631996: 0.7631997: 0.7721998: 0.7811999: 0.7842000: 0.792001: 0.8012002: 0.8062003: 0.8182004: 0.8322005: 0.842006: 0.8382007: 0.8452008: 0.8482009: 0.8542010: 0.8672011: 0.8622012: 0.872013: 0.882014: 0.8862015: 0.8922016: 0.8912017: 0.9012018: 0.9082019: 0.912020: 0.9032021: 0.9142022: 0.9172023: 0.924

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.924 for human development index 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.

That places Malta 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Liechtenstein 0.938 compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 0.931 compare
  3. 15 Austria 0.93 compare
  4. 17 Luxembourg 0.922 compare
  5. 18 France 0.92 compare
  6. 19 Spain 0.918 compare

See the full ranking of 72 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Malta?
Human development index in Malta was 0.924 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
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 16th out of 72 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 UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,260 data points, 1990–2023
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