Iceland vs Malta: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level
Iceland
7.3%
in 2020
Malta
31.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
47th
Malta rank
45th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 31.5% against 7.3% in Iceland, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Malta's figure about 4.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malta ahead.
Iceland ranks 47th and Malta ranks 45th of 47 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 28.6% | 3.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 39.5% | 14.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 52.6% | 45.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 31.5% against 7.3% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level between Iceland and Malta?
- 24.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Iceland ranks 47th and Malta ranks 45th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.