Malta vs Slovakia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Malta
12.0%
in 2025
Slovakia
11.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Slovakia rank
18th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.0% against 11.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Slovakia ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Slovakia ranks 18th of 43 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 8.7% | 3.3% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 11.2% | 0.7% | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Malta, at 12.0% against 11.4% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Malta and Slovakia?
- 0.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Malta ranks 17th and Slovakia ranks 18th 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.