Malta vs Portugal: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile
Malta
6.0%
in 2025
Portugal
6.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
27th
Portugal rank
24th
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 47 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 6.0% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 7.2% | 5.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 5.5% | 1.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher housing cost overburden rate by income quintile, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.3% against 6.0% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in housing cost overburden rate by income quintile between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Malta ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.