Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 83.1% more likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.0% more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 62.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
be 16.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.
Life
be 12.1% more 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 Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
have 30.4% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Palau, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.5% more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.