| Attribute |
Ireland × | 
Malta × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 70,273 | 316 |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 68,883 | 316 |
| Water area (km²) | 1,390 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 490 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 1,448 | 196.8 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 118 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,041 | 253 |
| People | | |
| Population | 5,176,569 | 457,267 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Republic of Malta |
| Short country name | Ireland | Malta |
| Long local name | - | Repubblika ta' Malta |
| Short local name | Eire | Malta |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Dublin | Valletta |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 353,300,000,000 | 19,260,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 331,500,000,000 | 12,580,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 73,200 | 41,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 33.1 | 33.5 |
| Labor force | 2,226,000 | 206,300 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.7 | 4.6 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 8.2 | 16.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 86,040,000,000 | 5,076,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 87,190,000,000 | 4,583,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.33 | 0.49 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26 | 40.4 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 68.6 | 50.7 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 0.05 | -0.35 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 4.08 | 3.7 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 191,900,000,000 | 17,930,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 191,900,000,000 | 17,930,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 299,100,000,000 | 13,970,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 128,000,000,000 | 4,632,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 28,140,000,000 | 1,712,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 219,700,000,000 | 3,272,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 98,130,000,000 | 4,996,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 4,412,000,000 | 833,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 2,470,000,000,000 | 90,980,000,000 |
| National currency | euros | euros |
| National currency (code) | EUR | EUR |
| National currency (symbol) | € | € |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | 0.885 |