Italy vs Malta: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth
Italy
13.6%
in 2025
Malta
14.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Malta rank
17th
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 14.6% against 13.6% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 17th of 30 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 13.2% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 1.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 14.6% against 13.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth between Italy and Malta?
- 1.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 17th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.