Malta vs Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Malta
12.0%
in 2025
Norway
13.2%
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Norway rank
16th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 13.2% against 12.0% in Malta, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 43 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 15.7% | 10.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 13.3% | 2.8% | Norway |
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), Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 13.2% against 12.0% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Malta and Norway?
- 1.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Malta ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th 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.