Malta: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 93.9% (2024), 34th of 188 in the world and 8th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 142.1 (2024), 37th of 210 in the world and 10th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 44.5 (2024), 16th of 208 in the world and 1st of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Malta in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 93.9%2024 | 34/188 | 8/21 | 13.1% | 63.0% | 86.9% | +20.7 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 142.12024 | 37/210 | 10/23 | 28.6 | 107.8 | 122.2 | +13%since 2014 | 107.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 44.52024 | 16/208 | 1/23 | 0.4 | 29.8 | 41.1 | +28%since 2014 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 47.32024 | 9/213 | 1/23 | 51.1 | 58.6 | 49.8 | −11%since 2014 | 10.2 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4,5072024 | 78/215 | 4/23 | · | 1,655 | 14,443 | +57%since 2014 | 1,179 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 66/215 | 10/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 67/211 | 10/22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 75/213 | 11/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 27/192 | 7/22 | 98.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 5,138 kWh2024 | 45/149 | 9/20 | 4,312 kWh | 4,692 kWh | 4,714 kWh | +5.4%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,370 kgoe2024 | 81/150 | 12/20 | 1,732 kgoe | 2,023 kgoe | 1,337 kgoe | −24%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 10.5%2024 | 70/149 | 12/20 | 12.3% | 8.0% | 6.0% | +4.6 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+20.7 pp93.9% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+28%44.5 in 2024
- Secure servers+57%4,507 in 2024
- Clean cooking+1.0 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+4.6 pp10.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Malta and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Malta. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Malta | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 93.9%2024 | 89.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 142.12024 | 132.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 44.52024 | 31.82024 |
| Fixed telephone | 47.32024 | 34.22024 |
| Secure servers | 4,5072024 | 30,6472024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 |