Malta vs Sud-Est: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Malta
22.5%
in 2025
Sud-Est
32.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
32nd
Sud-Est rank
33rd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Malta
- Sud-Est
How they compare
Sud-Est currently reports 32.3% against 22.5% in Malta, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Sud-Est's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sud-Est has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 32nd and Sud-Est ranks 33rd of 45 countries.
Sud-Est has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sud-Est | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 32.1% | 9.6% | Sud-Est |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 36.5% | 12.9% | Sud-Est |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 33.3% | 11.0% | Sud-Est |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Malta or Sud-Est?
- Sud-Est, at 32.3% against 22.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Malta and Sud-Est?
- 9.8%, with Sud-Est ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sud-Est?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sud-Est rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Malta ranks 32nd and Sud-Est ranks 33rd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.