Malta vs Spain: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction
Malta
29.8%
in 2025
Spain
27.8%
in 2025
Malta rank
24th
Spain rank
27th
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 29.8% against 27.8% in Spain, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th of 43 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.2% | 27.6% | 4.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 29.8% | 2.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at 29.8% against 27.8% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction between Malta and Spain?
- 2.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Malta ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.