Malta vs Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Malta
12.0%
in 2025
Spain
11.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Spain rank
20th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.0% against 11.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 43 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 10.0% | 4.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 12.5% | 2.0% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Malta, at 12.0% against 11.3% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Malta and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Malta ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th 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.