Which Is Bigger: Malta or San Marino? Malta (316 vs 61 km²)

Malta is larger.

• Malta: 316 km² (122 sq mi) — 10th smallest sovereign state
• San Marino: 61 km² (23.6 sq mi) — 5th smallest

Malta is ~5.2× the size of San Marino.

Other Comparisons

• Population: Malta ~535,000 vs San Marino ~33,600 (Malta 16×)
• Density: Malta 1,690/km² (7th world) vs San Marino 550/km²
• Coastline: Malta 197 km (island nation) vs San Marino 0 (landlocked)
• UN members: Both yes (Malta 1964, San Marino 1992)
• EU: Malta yes (2004); San Marino no (customs union, euro user)

Both are microstates with outsized history — but Malta is substantially larger in every metric except "oldest republic" (San Marino: 301 AD).