Malta vs Norway: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Malta
19.3%
in 2025
Norway
20.7%
in 2025
Malta rank
40th
Norway rank
39th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 20.7% against 19.3% in Malta, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 40th and Norway ranks 39th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 22.8% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 21.8% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.7% | 1.1% | Malta |
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, Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 20.7% 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 Malta and Norway?
- 1.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Malta ranks 40th and Norway ranks 39th 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.