Italy vs Malta: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure
Italy
10.6%
in 2025
Malta
11.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
Malta rank
17th
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 11.5% against 10.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 21st and Malta ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 16.5% | 1.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 11.2% | 0.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 11.5% against 10.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure between Italy and Malta?
- 0.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Italy ranks 21st and Malta ranks 17th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.