Malta vs Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Malta
25.7%
in 2025
Portugal
30.5%
in 2025
Malta rank
43rd
Portugal rank
42nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.5% against 25.7% in Malta, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 43 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 34.1% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 32.1% | 4.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions), Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30.5% against 25.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Malta and Portugal?
- 4.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Malta ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.