Cyprus vs Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Cyprus
11.3%
in 2025
Malta
12.0%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
20th
Malta rank
17th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.0% against 11.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malta ahead.
Cyprus ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.5% | 1.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions), Cyprus or Malta?
- Malta, at 12.0% against 11.3% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Cyprus and Malta?
- 0.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Cyprus ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.