Malta vs Portugal: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level
Malta
31.5%
in 2025
Portugal
38.1%
in 2025
Malta rank
45th
Portugal rank
42nd
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 38.1% against 31.5% in Malta, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 47 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.6% | 3.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 33.9% | 5.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 40.3% | 5.9% | 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, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 38.1% against 31.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level between Malta and Portugal?
- 6.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd 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.