Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 26.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 97.4% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.8% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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