Malta vs Norway

Malta has no monthly cost data yet; Norway's $3,829/mo monthly cost (across 5 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Malta's 4.0/5 safety score (across 1 scored city); Norway's 4.6/5 safety score (across 5 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Malta's 2.8/5 mobility score (across 2 scored cities); Norway's 3.4/5 mobility score (across 5 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Malta's 3.4/5 culture score (across 1 scored city); Norway's 3.5/5 culture score (across 5 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Malta's passport reaches 107 destinations visa-free to Norway's 99 — Malta opens more doors without a visa. Passport strength shifts over years of naturalisation, not months of planning, so it's a long-horizon footnote — not scored in the tally.

Norway is better connected: 49M passengers/yr against Malta's 9.0M passengers/yr. Malta is quieter than 64 of 87 countries worldwide; Norway is busier than 55 of 87 countries worldwide. Malta sees ~19 air passengers per resident a year; Norway sees ~9 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.

Malta runs -2°C to 34°C for most people; Norway runs -19°C to 25°C for most people. Alta runs colder, at -28°C. Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.