Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas Malta is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and Malta regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than Malta?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of Malta is 316 sq km. Portugal is bigger than Malta by 91,896 sq km. Portugal is around 291.9 times bigger than Malta.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,278.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of Malta estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 442,518.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and Malta.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of Malta is Valletta.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
Malta: Maltese
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
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