Cyprus vs Malta: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Cyprus
22.7%
in 2025
Malta
19.3%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
37th
Malta rank
40th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 22.7% against 19.3% in Malta, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.1% | 2.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 0.7% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 22.8% | 9.4% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Cyprus or Malta?
- Cyprus, at 22.7% against 19.3% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Cyprus and Malta?
- 3.4%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Cyprus ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.